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Zoo Play Group 2004-2005
ZOO
TEACHER
LESSON
WARM-UP PLAY
Parents and children share picture books.
Parents follow their children\u2019s lead in play.
Staff mingles with parents asking, \u201cWhat\u2019s new?\u201d
GATHERING AND SETTLING
Parents and staff sing song while helping children to clean up.
All greet one another by shaking hands and singing the\u201cHello\u201d song.
CLEAN-UP
Clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere.
Clean up, clean up, everybody do your share.
HELLO
Tune: She\u2019ll Be Coming Round The Mountain!
Oh, it\u2019s time to say hello to our friends.(Repe at)
Wave your hands and say hello.(Repeat)
Oh, it\u2019s time to say hello to our friends.
WELCOME SONGS
Parents and staff sing each child\u2019s name during the song.
OH, HERE WE ARE TOGETHER
Tune: The More We Get Together
Oh, here we are together, together, together.
Oh, here we are together at_______ School.
Here\u2019s____ and____ and____ and____ etc.
Oh, here we are together at_______School.
Parents face children toward them and hug and kiss while singing.
WE LOVE CHILDREN
Tune: Are You Sleeping?
We love children.
We love children.
Yes we do. Yes we do.
Children are for hugging.
Children are for kissing.
We love you. Yes we do!
PREVIEW AND CIRCLE TIME
Staff uses props and pictures to prepare children and parents for the playgroup activities.
ANIMALS IN THE ZOO
Tune: The Wheels On The Bus
The lions in the zoo go roar, roar, roar.
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar, roar.
The lians in the zoo go roar, roar, roar,
All through the zoo.
ANIMAL CHANT
Rhythmic Chant
Zebra, zebra won\u2019t you come out? Zebra, zebra won\u2019t you come out? Zebra, zebra won\u2019t you come out? Yeah!
ELEPHANT WALK
Group Movement Activity
Move around the room walking like elephants. Children carry plastic elephants. Beat large drum in center of room fast, slow, stop and go.
Pass out zoo animals to children. Add verses for
monkeys and bears.
Beat individual drums to chant. Hide animals under
boxes. Animals come out when the drum beat stops
Play safari background music.
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Praise your child.
Hug, kiss, smile, and say,
\u201cTremendous!\u201d
Zoo Play Group 2004-2005
CREATIVE PLAY STATIONS
Free play with theme puzzles, playdoh, duplo animal blocks and bubbles
Staff briefly describes the play stations that are set up throughout the room. Parents follow their children\u2019s lead as they explore the play stations.
AQUATIC CENTER
Messy Play
Children and parents play together at a sensory table filled with aquatic animals. Use plastic turtles, alligators, and hippos. Put floating and stationary islands in the water.
Add spray bottles to mist the
animals.
ANIMAL PRINTS
Creative Play
Children use zoo animal shaped sponges to print on white paper \u201ccages\u201d with black stripes. Label with child\u2019s name and send home.
FEED THE ANIMALS
Language/Pretend Play
Feed zoo animals puppets shredded paper \u201chay\u201d from galvanized buckets. Ask the animals if they are hungry and use the words \u201cyes\u201d and \u201cno.\u201d
ANIMAL FAMILIES
Problem Solving Play
Put animals in laundry basket cages by families. Use a variety of sizes and types of animals.
SNACK TIME
Children, parents, and staff wash hands. Serve snacks individually as the children are seated at the table.
Animal crackers dipped in chocolate pudding \u201cmud\u201d and milk
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