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Zoo Theme
Mr. Rogers Visits the Zoo
Mr. Rogers Visits the Zoo is a nice little video clip that shows kids about life at the zoo and the different animals being cared for there.
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Blippi at the Zoo
Blippi at the Zoo. In this short video Blippi takes children on a fun little tour to meet some of the animals at the zoo.
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>> Blippi’s Zoo Song – We’re Going to the Zoo
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>> We’re Going to the Zoo Song with Lyrics
The Donut Repair Club: At the Zoo
The Donut Repair Club: At the Zoo. If you’re not familiar with the “Donut Man” this is an older, classic film for kids that teaches Christian lessons. This particular video features a trip to the zoo in which kids learn important lessons, like the importance of obeying their parents and taking care of their siblings. It’s a musical as well, and the songs are both educational, worshipful, and rather catchy.
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>> Barney: Let’s Go to the Zoo
>> Benjamin Elephant: The Petting Zoo
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Field Trip to the Zoo
Field Trip to the Zoo. It should go without saying that an educator’s zoo theme should include a field trip to an actual zoo. Kids absolutely love going to the zoo and getting to see all the animals up close and for real!
My Trip to the Zoo Free Printable Booklet
My Trip to the Zoo Free Printable Booklet. This cute little booklet gives a zoo themed drawing prompt on each page.
Zoo Animal Reports
Whether you take your child on a field trip to a real zoo or make your own little zoo at home, these Zoo Animal Reports can be a great educational addition to the experience.
Zoo Silhouette Art
Zoo Silhouette Art. If you’ve never done silhouette art with the kids it is absolutely amazing! The activity is so simple and yet the results always turn out so beautiful!
Here’s a link to some Printable Animal Silhouettes.
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>> Sharpie Watercolor Zoo Preschool Art
Printable Zoo Animals
These Free Printable Zoo Animals are a great addition to any zoo themed study!
Zoo Theme Craft
Zoo Theme Craft. I don’t have a link for this craft, since it’s just an image I found on Pinterest, but I love the idea and think it could be pretty simple to put together even without instructions, so here it is!
At the Zoo Emergent Reader
This cute little At the Zoo Emergent Reader is great for both preschool animal studies or early reader sight words.
Zoo Animal Beginning Sounds
Zoo Animal Beginning Sounds. Sadly, there is no link to this activity, it is just an image I found on Pinterest. I really wish there were a printable to go along with this activity, because I very much like the idea of having students go through the different zoo animals and figure out what letter they each start with. Even without a printable, this was too good an activity to pass up.
Build a Miniature Zoo
Building a Miniature Zoo can be lots of fun, and if you really engage with your child during this activity it can be a really great opportunity to discover and learn about the different animals.
Good Night, Gorilla
Good Night, Gorilla: Building the Story with Lego. If you’re not familiar with the book “Good Night, Gorilla”, it is a really cute children’s story about a zoo keeper that is so tired he doesn’t notice the monkey getting a hold of his keys and letting out all the animals in the zoo. There aren’t a lot of words in this book, just very simple diologue of “Good night gorilla”, “Good night elephant”, etc. The minimal dialogue leaves a LOT to the imagination and parents can tell the story any way they like.
Reading this book together and engaging in the activity of Building Your Own Lego Zoo can be a great opportunity to teach children about the different animals and about life a zoo, with fun and play built right into the lessons.
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Pretend Zoo Dramatic Play for Preschoolers
Pretend Zoo Dramatic Play for Preschoolers. I remember doing something similar to
this when I was little. Our family basically went through all of our toys and pulled
out every single animal toy that we had be it Lego, Playmobile, Stuffed Animal, or
whatever, and we grouped them together by type and created different cages for them
around the house and even outside around our yard. We ended up with quite a lot of
different animals, and after playing zookeepers a while we went on to invite friends
and neighbors to come and tour our homeschool zoo. It ended up being one of our all-
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Zoo Fairy Garden
Zoo Fairy Garden. I just love creating fairy gardens with the kids, so when I came
across this picture of a zoo themed fairy garden I got pretty excited. The possibilities
are endless here, and it’s such a great hands-
Baby Zoo
Baby Zoo is a really cute book for children of various development stages, from "just-
Follow the Trail: At the Zoo
Follow the Trail: At the Zoo. All the books in this series are really good. This
particular book fits in well with our zoo theme. Kids really enjoy using their fingers
to follow the glittery, bumpy, shiny trails along the pages of the book as they explore
some of the animals found at the zoo and develop some good pre-
Printable Animal Masks
These Printable Animal Masks add a degree of pretend play to any zoo or animal study.
Paper Plate Animal Crafts
Paper Plate Animals make for a very fun and fairly easy children’s craft. You could give your child a choice of making their favorite animal, or you could choose which animal craft to do depending on the study or theme you are doing at the time.
Zoo Animal Stick Puppets
These Zoo Animal Stick Puppets can be a lot of fun to play with, but this collection can also be used in several educational activities. The artwork is great, and there is a nice collection of jungle and rainforest animals, polar animals, safari animals, and even sea animals. And as if that isn’t enough, this website also has collections of dinosaurs and circus animals too.
How to Draw a Giraffe
How to Draw a Giraffe. This simple tutorial video teaches kids how to draw a cartoon giraffe.
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YouTube: Curious George Goes to the Zoo
Curious George Goes to the Zoo. This is a fun little read-
Put Me in the Zoo (by Robert Lopshire)
Put Me in the Zoo is a fun story about an unusual animal that just doesn’t seem to fit in at the zoo. It’s a great book for exploring the different colors, but can also be a great introduction story for zoo or circus themed lessons.
YouTube: Put Me in the Zoo
Put Me in the Zoo. I couldn’t find a good animated version of this story, but this YouTube video was kind of cute, it takes the story and turns into into a song.
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>> Read Aloud: Put Me in the Zoo
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Curious George At the Zoo App
Curious George At the Zoo App. This is a fun interactive game that allows kids to “help” George out as he takes care of several different animals at the zoo.