What Is a Lamb?
A lamb is a baby sheep. It has soft wool, breathes air and drinks milk from its mother.
Farmers give lambs food, clean water, dry shelter and a safe field.
Lamb
A lamb is a young sheep. Lambs are born with a soft coat and stay close to their mothers while they grow and learn.
Fun Facts About Lambs
- A lamb is a baby sheep.
- A lamb has a soft, woolly coat.
- A lamb drinks milk from its mother.
- A lamb makes a sound called a bleat.
Farm Home, Food, and Movement
- Farm home: a field and dry shelter
- Food: milk at first, then grass and hay
- Movement: walks, runs and skips
- Sound: bleats
Easy Practice Sentences
Easy: I see a lamb.
Medium: The lamb has soft wool.
Challenge: The lamb skips across the field.
Say each sentence aloud and point to the picture.
Activity Idea
Make a soft lamb picture.
- Draw a lamb with a round body.
- Add soft wool, two ears and four legs.
- Draw its mother standing nearby.
- Tell a grown-up what sound the lamb makes.
This activity helps children draw, speak and learn about lambs.
Lamb Body Parts
- Fleece: helps keep the lamb warm
- Hooves: help it walk and run
- Eyes: help it see
- Ears: help it hear its mother
- Legs: help it stand, walk and skip
Look and Think
- What colour is the lamb?
- Can you point to its ears?
- Can you find its four legs?
- Does its wool look soft?
Learning Safely Around Lambs
- Stay with a grown-up when visiting lambs.
- Be calm and quiet near the animals.
- Never pick up or feed a lamb without permission.
- Give the lamb and its mother plenty of space.
- Wash your hands after visiting a farm and before eating.
Compare and Think
- Lamb and sheep: a lamb is a baby sheep.
- Lamb and kid: a lamb is a baby sheep. A kid is a baby goat.
- Lamb and chick: a lamb has wool. A chick has feathers.
Lamb Words to Learn
- Lamb: a baby sheep
- Flock: a group of sheep
- Fleece: a sheep's woolly coat
- Bleat: the sound a lamb makes
- Hoof: the hard end of a lamb's foot
Check understanding
Quick Questions
Say each answer aloud. Then check it with a grown-up.
Q1
What is a lamb?
Answer
A lamb is a baby sheep.
Q2
What does a baby lamb drink?
Answer
It drinks milk from its mother.
Q3
What sound does a lamb make?
Answer
A lamb makes a sound called a bleat.
Q4
What covers a lamb's body?
Answer
Soft wool covers a lamb's body.