Books
Who Has This Tail? by Laura Hulbert; illustrated by Erik Brooks
Two at the Zoo: A counting book by Danna Smith; illustrated by Valeria Petrone
Songs/Rhymes/Fingerplays
Animal Riddles
(I hung a variety of animals that live in the zoo (pieces from a two bulletin board sets) along a wall. I had the children look at the animals then listen to the clues to guess what animal I was describing. I did 4 or 5 animals).
I live in
lakes and rivers.
I eat fish
and birds.
I have four
legs and a long tail.
I have lots
of pretty teeth.
I am an... (Alligator)
I'm very,
very big.
I have four
legs and two big ears.
I like to
eat peanuts and hay.
My long
nose is called a trunk.
I am an... (Elephant)
I have two
small horns.
I have a
long black tongue.
I eat
leaves off trees.
I am very
tall.
I am a… (Giraffe)
I am very
big.
I have
short legs.
I love to
eat fruit and grass.
I spend a
lot of time underwater.
I am a… (Hippo)
I live in a
group called a pride.
I sleep
almost all day and all night!
I like to
roar.
I have a
large mane!
I am a… (Lion)
I have
black stripes.
I know how
to swim.
I like to
roar!
I am a… (Tiger)
I am big
and black.
I have long
arms and short legs.
My ears
look alike like your ears!
I am a… (Gorilla)
Zoo Animals
(Sung to: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
If you
want to be a monkey, go Ohh, Ohh!
If you
want to be a monkey, go Ohh, Ohh!
If you
want to be a monkey, if you want to be a monkey,
If you
want to be a monkey, go Ohh, Ohh!
Parrot —
flap your wings
Elephant —
swing your trunk
Lion —
roar out loud
Kangaroo—hop, hop
Hey Diddle, Diddle
Hey diddle, diddle
The cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
The little dog laughed to see such sport
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
What zoo animal jumped over the moon? Answers included: alligator, tiger, and elephant
Enrichment Activities
Make a lion
Stamp a zoo
On Thursday I also added these activities (but no pictures):
Little People Zoo Set
Sort farm/zoo animals magnet board activity
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