Analysis and Evaluation:
‘Noni the pony goes to the beach’ is a beautifully written and illustrated rhyming story for young children by Alison Lester.
Noni is a happy, funny and friendly pony who loves to go to the beach with his best friends Coco the cat, Dave the dog and the cows from next door. Noni enjoyed the day by sliding down the sand dunes, splashing the waves, scattering seagulls and building a sand boat with her friends. Noni rescued poor Dave, who swam too far out to see a whale blowing her spout. Noni is always there for her friends when they are in trouble and danger. This picture book is a good resource for educators to use when talking about beaches, friendships, and rhyme.
The value of the story in an educational context:
Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature (2014) portrays that in a well-designed picture book, the …show more content…
Singing through puppets help children to “develop a feeling for rhythm and music interpretation by moving the puppets to the beat” (Mayesky, 2006, p.15). For example, When the educator sings ‘Old McDonald had a farm, (sing the farmer gesture together, E-I-E-I-O). And on that farm he had a COW - (together E-I-E-I-O), (Now the educator has to stop and ask) ‘What does a COW say? - Meow? Oink? Or Moo? (Now the group1children have to show the cow puppet sticks and say Moo, Moo by moving left and right). The EYLF (2009) also states that “When children learn through play with other children they create social groups, test out ideas, challenge each other’s thinking and build new understandings” (DWEER, 2009, p.15). Puppets encourage shy/reluctant children to sing, where they think that the puppet does the singing/communicating for them. For example, when all the children in the group1 hold the cow puppets and sing Moo moo, a shy child would possibly copy the move and follow the gesture and sound of the
‘Noni the pony goes to the beach’ is a beautifully written and illustrated rhyming story for young children by Alison Lester.
Noni is a happy, funny and friendly pony who loves to go to the beach with his best friends Coco the cat, Dave the dog and the cows from next door. Noni enjoyed the day by sliding down the sand dunes, splashing the waves, scattering seagulls and building a sand boat with her friends. Noni rescued poor Dave, who swam too far out to see a whale blowing her spout. Noni is always there for her friends when they are in trouble and danger. This picture book is a good resource for educators to use when talking about beaches, friendships, and rhyme.
The value of the story in an educational context:
Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature (2014) portrays that in a well-designed picture book, the …show more content…
Singing through puppets help children to “develop a feeling for rhythm and music interpretation by moving the puppets to the beat” (Mayesky, 2006, p.15). For example, When the educator sings ‘Old McDonald had a farm, (sing the farmer gesture together, E-I-E-I-O). And on that farm he had a COW - (together E-I-E-I-O), (Now the educator has to stop and ask) ‘What does a COW say? - Meow? Oink? Or Moo? (Now the group1children have to show the cow puppet sticks and say Moo, Moo by moving left and right). The EYLF (2009) also states that “When children learn through play with other children they create social groups, test out ideas, challenge each other’s thinking and build new understandings” (DWEER, 2009, p.15). Puppets encourage shy/reluctant children to sing, where they think that the puppet does the singing/communicating for them. For example, when all the children in the group1 hold the cow puppets and sing Moo moo, a shy child would possibly copy the move and follow the gesture and sound of the