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Zoo

Show children picture cards of zoo animals. Discuss each animal.
Ask children what size space various animals would need.
Discuss which animals would be good neighbors and which would be poor neighbors.

The first U.S. zoo opened in Philadelphia in 1874.

Once your students have considered how zoos have changed over the past century, invite them to imagine the zoo of the future. How will animals be cared for? What will the zoo look like? Who will visit the zoo? What will be the primary mission of the zoo? In small groups, students can explore these questions and then design their own zoo of the future using drawings, posters, dioramas, or a similar display technique.

Zoo Song Book

* To learn what different types of zoo animals look like.
* To learn descriptive words.

Animal Alphabet: Kindergarten Zoo

Create a “Kindergarten Zoo” to display in the hall, or turn into a class alphabet book!

A Counting We Will Go

Do you ever get tired of using the same old things to teach children how to count? This unit offers opportunities to use fun objects to teach and reinforce these skills.