\n(Totally one of my favorite books from when I was little.)<\/p>\n
SONG: Over at the Zoo<\/strong> We\u2019re on our way, we\u2019re on our way The other animals I used were: TELL: Draw & Tell Elephant story<\/strong> MOVE: Elephant Goes Like This<\/strong><\/p>\n The elephant goes like this like that SONG: I Came to the Zoo<\/strong> I came to the zoo to see lions, BOOK: Move! by Steve Jenkins<\/p>\n “Now that we’ve read about how animals move, are you guys ready to move, too?” <\/p>\n <\/strong>BOOK: From Head to Toe, by Eric Carle<\/strong> SONG: 5 Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree<\/strong><\/p>\n 5 little monkeys sitting in a tree (You can do “scared” instead of “snatched” if you have some tender hearts in your audience.)<\/p>\n BOOK: Goodnight Gorilla, by Peggy Rathmann<\/strong><\/p>\n CRAFT: Noisy Oval Animals<\/strong><\/p>\n The teachers requested an activity or craft that incorporated writing, since that was something they had been working on with the kids. <\/p>\n So I cut out a bunch of ovals for animal bodies, in different animal-y colors like green, black, white, tan, orange, and pink. I cut “zoo signs” and word bubbles. <\/p>\n I told the kids we were going to work with cut paper, like Eric Carle and Steve Jenkins, and use word bubbles just like Peggy Rathmann. I showed the ovals to the kids and we talked about what animals each color could be. Then we talked about how the ovals didn’t have legs, arms, heads, or stripes or spots. I said it was their job to dream up an animal, draw whatever that animal needed, write the name of the animal on the zoo sign, and think of something for the animal to say and write that in the word bubble. It could be “Roar!” or it could be “Good Night” or it could be something silly. My daughter made a sample for me and her penguin said, “Like my new tuxedo?” <\/p>\n Sorry for the blurry pics, I was using my phone! <\/p>\n This flamingo says, “Do I need skinny legs?” And this horse says, “Ta-dah! I made some spots!” I had a chance to do an outreach storytime visit to a local kindergarten this week. For their silent auction fundraiser every year, this school asks if they can put a storytime on the auction list! Every year we say … Continue reading
\n(This I adapted from Grandpa’s Farm<\/a>. I used some of the animals from the Polar Bear Polar Bear flannel kit <\/a>from Lakeshore, and adapted the words like this:<\/p>\n
\nOn our way to see the zoo
\nWe\u2019re on our way, we\u2019re on our way
\nOn our way to see the zoo
\nOver at the zoo there is a polar bear
\nOver at the zoo there ia a polar bear
\nThat bear, she makes a noise like this:
\nGrowl, growl!
\nThat bear, she makes a noise like this:
\nGrowl, growl!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nBoa Constrictor\u2026ssss
\nBig strong lion\u2026roar
\nBlack & white zebra\u2026yi yi yi (Have you actually heard one<\/a>? It’s weird!)
\nElephant\u2026brrrrr<\/p>\n
\nfrom Tell & Draw Stories by Margaret Olson, 1963. This is one of those books that has been in our children’s workroom forever. In this story, two boys go to a zoo and you wind up drawing an elephant. It’s pretty cute.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nclasp & swing hands in front like a trunk<\/em>
\nHe\u2019s terrible big
\nhold arms out to sides<\/em>
\nand terrible fat
\npuff out cheeks<\/em>
\nHe has no fingers he has no toes
\nwiggle fingers and toes<\/em>
\nBut goodness gracious! What a nose!
\nmime trunk<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n(Sing to My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean<\/em>. I had the kids raise & lower their arms when they heard an animal name…so hands up at “lions” and hands down at “elephants” and hands up again at “tigers”…We did it once, then again super fast. Lots of giggles.) <\/p>\n
\nElephants, tigers, and bears.
\nI came to the zoo to see zebras.
\nI love all the animals there!
\nLions, tigers,
\nElephants, zebras, and bears,
\nAnd bears!
\nLions, tigers,
\nElephants, zebras, and bears!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n(At the end, go back and look again at crocodile and monkey pictures.)<\/p>\n
\nhold up five fingers<\/em>
\nTeasing Mr. Alligator, “Can’t catch me!”
\nput thumbs in ears and waggle fingers<\/em>
\nAlong came the alligator quiet as can be
\nput palms together like an alligator mouth and weave back & forth<\/em>
\nAnd SNATCHED that monkey right out of the tree!
\nopen palms wide and clap loudly on “snatched”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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