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Who's Who In The Zoo? 

(Grades K - 2)

Activity List

The following is a list of activities designed to provide teachers with a comprehensive, standards based, literacy and technology-infused curriculum for this unit. Feel free to add your own ideas, activities, or modify the unit to work best for you and your students.

Unit Activities

  1. Read books about zoos and zookeepers.
  2. Discuss natural habitat vs. zoo settings
  3. View zoo web cams
  4. View the animal pictures on the website
  5. Play the game at http://www.switchzoo.com/zoo.htm.
  6. Solve a jigsaw puzzle and Create your own online jigsaw puzzle
  7. Complete an "All About Book" online
  8. Craft zoo animal addition and subtraction facts
  9. "Become an Expert" on one animal
  10. Commission an artist.
  11. Create a podcast and Celebrate with your classmates and family as you view the podcast, "Who's at the Zoo?"

All the lessons in this unit are designed to provide you with content and strategies to implement the activities. Please feel free to use your professional discretion as to sequence and content.