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Snacks : Animals > Zoo

Using Q-tips or new water color brushes, paint animal crackers with edible paint made from corn syrup and food coloring.

Dramatic Play : Animals > Zoo

You can buy plastic animals at the toy store. They are pretty inexpensive. Set up your own little zoo using the plastic animals and the blocks.

Felt Boards : Animals > Zoo

Cut five monkey shapes out of brown felt and fifteen banana shapes out of yellow felt. Number the monkeys from 1 to 5 and place them on flannel board. Have the children identify the number on each monkey
and place that many bananas in front of it.

Music & Songs : Animals > Zoo

Various poems involving zoo animals put to tunes of familiar songs.

Math : Animals > Zoo

Cookie cutters, animal crackers and strawberry baskets, all contribute to teaching counting, adding and sorting.