Zoo Storytime Songs and Rhymes

I Went to the Zoo 

(written by Tammy Henry, April 2010)

I went to the zoo on Sunday

I saw an elephant wrinkled and gray.

I went to the zoo on Monday

I saw the monkey climb and play.

I went to the zoo on Tuesday

I heard the zebra chortle and bray.

I went to the zoo on Wednesday

How much does that big hippo weigh?

I went to the zoo on Thursday

I saw the lion chase his prey.

I went to the zoo on Friday

I saw the rhino munching on hay.

I went to the zoo on Saturday

I saw the walrus splash and spray.

Now it’s time to be on my way

I like visiting the zoo everyday!

When I go to the Zoo

(tune: When the Saints Go Marching In)

Oh, when I go

Out to the zoo

Oh, when I go out to the zoo

I want to see all the ____________

And check out what _____________ do!

Chorus—Sing the song using just the sound the animal makes.

Monkeys— ooh ooh!

Lions—roar

Elephant—stomp

Playful Zoo Animals

(tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

We’re going to the zoo, we’re going to the zoo

We’ll play like all the animals, we’re going to the zoo.

________ like a __________

________ like a  __________

We’ll play like all the animals, we’re going to the zoo!

Hop like a kangaroo

Climb like the monkeys do

Fly like a cockatoo

Creep like the turtles do

Roar like the lions do

Snap like the gators do

Trot like a caribou