Zoo Animals

The theme I am working on for Aug 20-24 is Zoo Animals. Here are some ideas I have so far.

These are just my ideas. I will post what we do everyday.

Books to use:
Good Night Gorilla-Peggy Rathmann
Detective Bob and the Great Ape Escape-David Harrison
Curious George Visits the Zoo-
If Anything Ever Goes Wrong at the Zoo-Mary Jean Hendrick
If I Ran the Zoo-Dr. Suess
123 to the Zoo- Eric Carle
What Do You See? by Eric Carle

Crafts and activities:
Zoo Pal Plates- Cut in half and have kids match the animals

Make a Zoo-Use a Styrofoam meat trays and glue pictures of zoo animals on it. String yarn across it for the bars.

Paper Plate Lion

Tiger Ball
Need: Large ball
Children sit in a circle (a small circle of five to eight children provides more learning opportunity). If the group is large, divide into two or three circles. Children chant the following verse as they pass the ball around the circle:
Tiger ball, tiger ball,Where it stops, no one knows.If you're caught holding it,You become a tiger.
On the word, "Tiger," whoever is holding the ball at that moment must lose a turn, and sit in the center of the circle. Children do not mind this penalty in the slightest because they are the center of attention and because their time out is very brief.
This game, while very, very simple, is a great delight for little children. It teaches them, in the gentlest way, something about cooperation through simple give and take.

Color Pages

Food:
Animal Crackers- the small boxes with all the zoo animals on them(We will sort them)

Zoo Cakes- Make a batch of cupcakes and ice with white frosting. Place an animal cracker on top of each cupcake and you have a fun afternoon snack.

Elephant Snack- With help peanuts, my kids like these and already eat them.

Videos:
Barney Let's Go to the Zoo
Curious George Zoo Night and other Animal Stories
Madagascar

Songs and rhymes:
Zoo
by Meish Goldish
Sung to: "Skip to My Lou"
Chorus
Zoo, zoo, who's in the zoo?Zoo, zoo, who's in the zoo?Zoo, zoo, who's in the zoo?Who's in the zoo to visit?
Monkeys swinging on a tree,Sheep and lions grazing free,Tall giraffes, a sight to see!All in the zoo to visit.
Chorus
Deer with antlers on their head,Hippos waiting to be fed,Peacocks with their feathers spread,All in the zoo to visit.
Chorus
Polar bears all getting wet,Baby goats that I can pet,Elephants I won't forget,All in the zoo to visit.
Chorus

Jumping Monkeys
Author Unknown

Five little monkeys
Jumping on the bed,
One fell off
And bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor,
And the doctor said,
"That's what you get for
Jumping on the bed!"

The Monkeys At The Zoo Sung to: Farmer In The Dell
The monkeys at the zoo,The monkeys at the zoo.
Hi-ho, they laugh and play.
The monkeys at the zoo.
The monkeys run and hide.
The monkeys run and hide.
They like to play, then run away.
The monkeys at the zoo.

Underneath the Monkey Tree
Come and play a while with me, Underneath the monkey tree. Monkey See and Monkey Do, Just like monkeys in the zoo.
Swing your tail, one, two, three, Underneath the monkey tree. Monkey See and Monkey Do, Just like monkeys in the zoo.
Jump around and smile like me, Underneath the monkey tree. Monkey See and Monkey Do, Just like monkeys in the zoo.


An elephant goes like this and that
An elephant goes like this and that,(pat knees)He's terrible big,(put hands up high)And he's terrible fat,(wiggle fingers)And he has no toes,(touch toes)But goodness gracious, what a nose!(make curling movement away from nose)

The Monkey
The monkey claps, claps, claps his hands. (clap hands)The monkey claps, claps, claps his hands. (clap hands)Monkey see, monkey do.The monkey does the same as you.(use pointer finger-change actions)

Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

Four little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

Three little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

Two little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

One little monkey swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!

No little monkeys swinging in a tree.

Koala Bear
Koala bear, koala bear, Turn around, (Turn around)
Koala bear, koala bear, Touch the ground (Touch the ground)
Koala bear, koala bear, Dance on your toes, (Dance on tip toes)
Koala bear, koala bear, Touch your nose (Touch your nose)
Koala bear, koala bear, Give a little clap, (clap)
Koala bear, koala bear, Take a nap (Put head on hands like sleeping)

Sally The Camel (Sung to:Dem Bones)
Sally the Camel has two humps, Sally the Camel has two humps, Sally the Camel has two humps, so Ride Sally, Ride! Boom, Boom, boom.

Sally the Camel has one hump, Sally the Camel has one hump, Sally the Camel has one hump, so Ride Sally, Ride! Boom, Boom, Boom.

Sally the Camel has no hump,Sally the Camel has no humps, Sally the Camel has no humps, Now Sally is a Horse!!

I will be adding new ideas as I get them.