Songs
1.
100 Animals
I
went to the wild
And
what did I see?
100
animals
Looking
at me.
There
were,
10
tall giraffes, eating from the trees.
10
silly monkeys, scratching on their knees.
10
sleeping snakes, lying in the sun.
10
munching elephants, eating peanuts one by one.
10
baby tigers, sniffing up in the air with their nose,
10
pink flamingos, standing on their toes.
10
grouchy bears, trying to get some sleep.
10
happy hippos, in the water deep.
10
roaring lions, playful as a child.
10
galloping zebras, all living in the wild.
2.
Oh I went to the zoo
Oh
I went to the zoo
And
what did I see?
I
saw a great big Lion
Lookin'
at me
He
went
Raaaar
raaar raar raar
He
went
Raaaar
raaar raar raar
He
went
Raaaar
raaar raar raar
And
that's what he said to me!
Oh
I went to the zoo
And
what did I see?
I
saw a great big monkey
Lookin'
at me
He
went
Ooooooo
ooooooo ooooooo
He
went
Ooooooo
ooooooo ooooooo
He
went
Ooooooo
ooooooo ooooooo
And
that's what she said to me!
Oh
I went to the zoo
And
what did I see?
Ask
the children to come up with their own zoo animal and the sound it makes!
3.
If I were Sung to: " The Mulberry Bush"
Oh,
if I were a big tiger,
A
big tiger, a big tiger.
Oh,
if I were a big tiger,
I'd
roar around the wild.
Oh,
if I were an elephant,
an
elephant, an elephant.
Oh,
if I were an elephant,
I'd
march around the wild.
Oh,
if I were a kangaroo,
A
kangaroo, a kangaroo.
Oh,
if I were a kangaroo,
I'd
hop around the wild.
Ask
the children to what animal they would see and what that animal would be doing
in the wild. The children can also do the actions.
Circle
Activities
1.
Hey Elephant
The
poem:
One
elephant went out to play
all
on spiders web one day
they
had such ENORMOUS fun
that
they called for another elephant to come
HEY
ELEPHANT
How
to play
Have
a child walk bent over swing his/her arm for a trunk then after the song the
child chooses another child. Do this until all the kids are called and walking
back and forth holding hands.
2.
Zoo Fun Felt Activity
As
we go walking through the Zoo
This
is what we'll see,
Elephants
and Bears,
And
monkeys in a tree.
Lions
roaring loudly,
Giraffes
who stand so high,
Dolphins
swimming freely,
And
parrots in the sky.
So
let's all go walking,
Having
fun the whole day through,
As
we go on our field trip,
To
the friendly city zoo.
3.
Guess the Animal
Have
a bag with various types of plastic wild animals in it. Have each child take
turns taking an animal out of the bag. Have the children guess what the animal
is or identify it for them and give 1-2 characteristics of each animal.
4.
What Sound do I Make?
Ask
the children to make the different sounds that each animal would make. (Lion,
Tiger, Monkey, Elephant, Bear)
5.
Animal Shadows
Elephant,
elephant, what will you do? Someone is standing in front of you. (Repeat each
animal)
Lion,
Lion, what will you do? (finish with lion)
No
one is standing in front of you.
I'll
lead the parade, that's what I'll do.
Crafts
1.
Lion
Need:
Construction paper, glue, scissors, pipe cleaner, and rice Krispies.
Directions:
Cut out a circle out of tan construction paper for the lion's face. Glue on a
pink triangle for a nose, pipe cleaners for whiskers, add eyes. For his mane
(all around the circle) glue rice Krispies.
2.
Sponge Paint Giraffe Spots
Need:
Orange paper in the shape of a giraffe, black paint, small sponges or cotton
balls, clothes pegs, styrofoam meat tray
Directions:
Use the clothes pegs as handles and attach a cotton ball or sponge to the end.
Put the paint on a styrofoam meat tray and using the cotton ball/sponge to dip
into paint and dab spots onto the giraffe.
3.
Elephant paper bag puppet
Need:
small paper bag, grey paper cut into piece for an elephant (trunk, ears), two
pink piece of paper for inside the ears and eyes.
Directions:
Have the children put together an elephant puppet using all the pieces
provided.
4.
Zebra
Need:
Zebra shape, marble, black paint, box with lid
Directions:
Using a box with a lid put a shape of white paper zebra inside. Put a dab of
black paint on top of the zebra and then add marbles. Put the lid on and have
the children shake the container allowing the marbles to move the paint all
over the zebra.
5.
Texture Bear
Need:
coffee grounds and sand, cardboard, pompom, piece of red wool, glue and googly
eyes.
Directions:
Cut out a circle shape for the head, two half circle for the ears and an oval
for the snout out of cardboard. Have the children glue the snout and ears to
the head. Sprinkle the coffee grounds and sand over bear. Add pompom for
nose, wool for mouth and two googly eyes.
Stories
1. Polar
Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Eric Carle
Polar
bear, polar bear what do you hear? I hear a tiger roaring at me. The book goes
through various animals and their sounds.
2. Zoo-Looking
by Mem Fox
Follow
along as Flora and her dad have a fun filled day looking at all the animals in
the zoo.
3.
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Join
in with a host of elephants, monkeys and other animals as they wiggle, stomp,
thump and bend across the pages of this wonderful “I-Can-Do” book.
4.
The Little Wolf by Larry Dane Brimmer
The
littlest wolf is worried: “I don’t run as fast as Ana!” “I don’t roll as
straight as Frankie!” “I don’t pounce as high as Tyler!” he complains. But his
father is wise. He listens to his son’s concerns. He shows him what he can do.
And he helps the littlest wolf realize that all is as it should be.
5.
At The Zoo by Paul Simon
Three
children set out on a trip to visit their favorite animals at the zoo. The
youngest child has a special gift to give to the polar bear. As the children
travel through the zoo in search of the polar bear, they make friends with
other wacky zoo animals who help them on their adventure.
6.
Ce Jour-La Dans la Jungle by Jean Christie
There’s
a noise in the jungle. But what could it be. The animals come out one by one
by one, two by two, three by three. All the animals are together in the jungle
when it starts to rain and thunder. The animals start to sing and dance in the
rain.
General
Activities
1.
Room Zoo
Have
the children bring in their favorite stuffed zoo animal and set up a zoo in the
class room.
2.
Animals
Have
animal masks for the kids to dress up and pretend to be animals.
3.
The Wild
Set
out mat with plastic animals.
4.
Animal Tracks
Put
animal tracks around the room. Add the end of each track have a picture of the
animal.
