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Z for Zoo

September 22, 2009 by Ami 1 Comment

If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here.

Read to Me

Our main book for the week was Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann.

Alphabet Art- Zebra Z

Supplies
Z Pattern (large capital Z)
electrical tape
two large googly eyes
glue
scissors

I cut strips of electrical tape and Simon smacked them down on the Z. He glued on some large googly eyes.  I cut out the Z, and that was that.  

Lessons & Lapbook
I used the lessons and lapbook from Homeschool Share.  I also used one of the Z printables from the Alphabet Notebook page at Homeschool Share.  
 

The five colored cages store keys and animals for a fun hide and seek game.  I would hide the color-coded keys around the room and Simon would find them in order to "unlock" the cages and find out which animal was hiding inside. 

I also gave Simon some keys and locks. This was a challenging puzzle for him (to match the right key to the right lock and unlock), but he was really excited each time he was able to free a lock. I'm not sure why I want to teach my three year old how to unlock things, but it was fun for him. 

Let's Make a Memory ~ A Trip to the Zoo!

Feeding the giraffe!

Book Basket
1, 2, 3 To the Zoo by Eric Carle
Color Zoo by Louis Ehlert
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Zoo Looking by Mem Fox
Never, Ever Shourt in a Zoo by Karma Wilson
Animal Strike at the Zoo by Karma Wilson
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire
Bembo's Zoo: An Animal ABC Book by Roberto de Bicq de Cumptich

Shopping List

  • locks and keys (found at Dollar Tree)
  • electrical tape
  • google eyes

Filed Under: homeschool share, preschool, read to me & ABC Tagged With: ABC, preschool

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  1. Walking by the Way » Blog Archive » Read to Me & ABC says:
    September 22, 2009 at 9:09 pm

    […] Kittens) L M N is for nap (The Napping House) O P Q R S T U V W X Y is for yellow (The Yellow Ball) Z is for zoo (Goodnight Gorilla) Tags: ABC, preschoolPosted under preschool, read to me & ABC | 18 […]

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