Monday Morning Messy Makers: The Zoo

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"Giraffes Can't Dance" by Giles Andreae

"The View at the Zoo" by Kathleen Bostrom

"1,2,3 to the Zoo" by Eric Carle

"If Anything Ever Goes Wrong at the Zoo" by Mary Hendrick

We are going to the Zoo

Tune: London Bridges

We are going to zoo,

To the zoo, to the zoo.

We are going to the zoo,

Won't you join us too?

 

We'll see lions, tigers too,

Tigers too, tigers too.

We'll see lions, tigers too,

All at the zoo.

 

We will find some chimpanzees,

Chimpanzees, chimpanzees.

we will find some chimpanzees,

Swinging from the trees.

 

We will look for kangaroos,

Kangaroos, kangaroos.

We will look for kangaroos,

Hopping at the zoo.

Take me Out

Tune: Take me out to the Ballgame

Take me out for some good fun,

Take me out to the zoo.

Let me visit the tall giraffe,

I want to hear the hyenas laugh.

Now I love to visit the zoo,

I could stay there all day,

And watch birds, seals, rhinos, and hippos

As they play.

Craft Instructions: Animal Cracker Zoo

1. Fold a paper in half and write the word “ZOO” above the cut out square.

2. Thread pipe cleaners through holes to create the bars for your animal cracker zoo. Bend them to secure in place.

3. Place a bag with animal crackers inside the zoo.

4. Play zookeeper and enjoy a snack when finished.

Extra play Ideas:

·    Play a game of animal charades. On slips of paper, write down the names of all the animals you can think of that live in a zoo. Pick one out of a cup and act it out for the other player to guess.