The Zoo

Here is what we’ve been doing this week. Let us know what you think.  We hope by providing these materials to you free of charge, it will make your life easier! 

Lesson Plan: The lesson plan includes all the lessons for the week, as well as optional ideas. Items following the lesson plan are just the printables or links to websites we used to teach these plans.  (Please note: On top of our lesson plan we are reading books daily that relate to our theme.)

 

 

Memory Verse: This memory card is for daily use during our calendar time.  You can learn more about calendar time at 1+1+1=1 or Homeschool Creations.  Our weekly devotional is an object lesson that will help your child apply the meaning of the verse to them.

Day 1:  
Zoo Beginning Sound Clip Cards- Helps your child to focus in on the beginning letter sounds he/she hears and then to identify which letter makes that sounds.

Zoo Counting- This activity will help your child begin to read, count and model whole numbers 1-10.  (This activity was inspired by Confessions of a Homeschooler.)

What do I eat? Sort- Use this activity to discuss how not all animals eat the same thing.  Some eat plants and some eat meat.

Day 2:  
Zoo Beginning Writing- (Can also be used for cutting practice.)You can use this document over and over again if you laminate it and then have you child write with dry erase markers. (Black dry erase wipes off easier than color ones.)

Zoo Shadow Match- Will help your child work on shape recognition and matching.

 

Zoo Tot Pack- Works on several skills. This pack include: Size Sequencing, Memory Match, Color Words, Counting & Number Recognition, Letters & Beginning Sounds and a nine piece puzzle.

 

Day 3:  
Zoo Spelling- This activity will help your child begin to recognize that when letters are combined they form words.

 

Roll & Graph: The Zoo- This activity will introduce your child to data collection and interpretation. Make sure you bars are different colors for easier reading. Once you’ve completed the graph (first animal to # of choice), make sure to ask simple questions.  Such as, “Which color is taller? What animal is that?  Which color is shorter? Which animal is that? How many times did we give the (animal) a sticker?”  Make sure to show them how to use the graph, instead of just counting the stickers.

 

Pretend to be a Zookeeper- Whether you get dressed up or you just pull out all your animals toys, have fun with your kiddo as they pretend to run the zoo.

 

 

 

We hope you enjoy these lesson plans and please let us know if you have any issues with downloading or using the items provided.  

Special Thanks to Just So Scrappy for graphics.

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