Dear Zoo Monkey 8 Inch Soft Toy

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The topic of the zoo is a brilliant way to expand little one's understanding of the world. This is one of the seven areas of learning and development, so it gives children a great insight as to what animals exist, and the places in the world they can be found. You can use these zoo nursery rhymes as a way to develop literacy around how to pronounce different types of animals, then even go onto trace and write out the names. What other resources do you have like this?

This review is for Dear Zoo: Noisy Book, which I think is the best of all the many versions and formats. It begins: Of course, all this talk of zoos and the animals they help protect, provides the perfect opportunity to include some non-fiction books too along with others for reference in your classroom. We'll often include books with an invitation to provide some visual support for learners.

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This zoo small world from Teaching 2 and 3 year olds was originally designed for the book Tuff Spots but I think it works really well as a Dear Zoo activity for kids too. Read the book again but this time ask your child to place the right animal into their box and make it pop up as each animal appears in the book. Make this elephant craft using newspaper from Buggy and Buddy or this paper bag elephant from Crafts on Sea This interactive, lift-the-flap picturebook engages young children’s interest and invites them to take part from beginning to end. This is a classic story which keeps children guessing about what new pet will arrive next in the post, building their interest and enjoyment with each parcel. Why not split your class into groups and give them an animal to discuss each. They can talk about where they might have seen them, or where in the world you might find them. Another great topic of discussion could be which of the animals would make good pets and why! You could even have a go at drawing the animals yourselves.

As he hasn't ruled out one day becoming a zookeeper, Ben found the premise of this book intriguing; a kid writes a letter to the zoo and gets free stuff. Sounds great, right? After all, he's currently unemployed and can't very well buy his own things, let alone afford a pet. Also there's flaps and those always blow his mind. All of our activities have been designed with EYFS children in mind and help children master new skills. Whether you’re looking to expand vocabularies, unleash your creativity, help with counting skills, or simply fancy a fun way to pass the time, we got ya covered. Have a nosey at some of our favourite ‘Dear Zoo’ and animal-related activities below: Toddler Approved have a whole week of zoo learning activities, I think this animal salt painting might be my favourite as it looks so pretty! More Zoo BooksEasy Peasy and Fun has a super cute monkey paper plate craft or you could make this handprint monkey from Fun Handprint Art They educate the public on a huge array of animals. You can learn a lot from signage when walking around a zoo, making it educational and fun. It's simple, repetitive, beautifully descriptive and, perhaps best of all, funny. It is a great read aloud and a great one to read to a child sitting on your lap,the two stylesnot always being the case. Cut the columns apart, then start making the snake. Use a stapler to connect the chains. If you’re going to write on them or decorate them, make sure to do that first!