Zoo Song Book

This activity is inspired by the book, Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell.

Objectives:

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

Materials:

• Butcher block paper
• Markers
• Magazine pictures of animals in the zoo

Lesson Plan:

Decide which verses from the song below to use in your book.

Write each verse on a piece of butcher block paper and find a picture of that animal in a magazine and glue it in the book.

• I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet. They sent me an elephant… He was too big so I sent him back!
• I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet. They sent me a tiger… He had too many stripes so I sent him back!
• I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet. They sent me a monkey… He was too jumpy so I sent him back!
• I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet. They sent me a bear… He was too furry so I sent him back!

Make up your own verses and add them on!

Comments:

Super to read before going to the zoo!

Grade Level(s): Preschool
By: Debbie Haren, preschool teacher