Children distinguish wild animals from pets and farm animals while exploring zoos, animal homes, and a jungle safari. Classification, storytelling, den building, dramatic play, letter A formation, and orange-themed art provide the main learning experiences.
What children learn
- Explain that wild animals live in nature, are not tamed, and find their own food and shelter.
- Describe the purpose of zoos and the zookeeper's role, and distinguish pet, farm, and wild animals.
- Identify natural and animal-built homes such as caves, dens, nests, burrows, hollow trunks, and trees.
- Recognise and construct the letter A and identify the colour orange.
Key activities
- Explore jungle picture books and figurines, then decorate a snake with shape cut-outs.
- Sort magazine animals into pet, farm, and wild/zoo categories.
- Retell The Lion and the Mouse with handmade stick puppets.
- Design a bear den with cardboard, leaves, sticks, and playdough.
- Stage an African-safari dramatic play with a ticket counter, cardboard jeep, base camp, gear, and animal checklist.
You’ll need
Jungle books and wild-animal figurines, animal magazines and chart paper, shape and animal cut-outs, paper plates and craft supplies, letter A flashcards and manipulatives, orange paint and collage materials, cardboard and natural loose parts, safari props and soft toys.
Structure: 5 days; available sessions include Tuning-in Time, gross-motor development, cognition/literacy, literacy or fine-motor work, and numeracy.