But my daughter really loves this book. And my husband told me to lighten up, get off my high horse and "it's only a kids' book. Don't worry about it." So maybe the lift up flaps are great. And how lovely it would be to have a zoo keep sending you animals on demand. Yeah, ok, it's a fab book. Fold each color paper in half, then in half again, then in half again! You should end up with 8 columns. Fantastic Fun and Learning has an edible small world zoo that might just be my favourite activity because marshmallows. We’ve always been a big fan of Tuff Spots and this would be great for that!

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: Make this elephant craft using newspaper from Buggy and Buddy or this paper bag elephant from Crafts on SeaToddler 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 Books 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! I love this paper plate frog craft from Fireflies and Mud Pies or you could make this cupcake liner frog from from Kids Activities Blog

Dear Zoo” was written as a lift-the-flap board book in 1982, by the Scottish author, Rod Campbell. It is his most famous work, and thirty-five years later, it is still tremendously popular among the under fives in Great Britain, and has been translated into more than a dozen different languages.

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Zoos are incredible as they give you the opportunity to see animals you may never do in your lifetime. Having a Lion within arm distance (albeit behind some strong glass!) is something really special. You can share some of these brilliant facts about zoos and the animals there. Painted Animal Features– add any main colour features at this point (it’s really important to do this straight away if you have used your own colour mix of paint else you will find yourself spending ages trying to get the same colour as we did!)

Explain that we are going to visit Australia Zoo in a few weeks and would like some informationto help us plan our visit. We’ve gathered a lovely bunch of ‘Dear Zoo’ activities for nursery children above to help support your teaching of the brilliant storybook, ‘Dear Zoo’ by Rod Campbell. From picture cards, PowerPoints, games, posters and more, you're sure to find the perfect resource for you and your class. Incorporating these lovely activities after reading the storybook is a great way to engage children further with the story and help bring it to life! We'veplayed Sleepi ng Animals which is requires everyone to lie down firstly, pretending to be fast asleep. These Where Are The Puppy Picture Cards are a super fun way to help teach positional language. With cute illustrations, encourage your little pups to describe where the doggy is in each picture. Is he ‘behind’ the dog house? ‘In front’ of the grass?Painted Animal Hand Print– paint hands in the main colour of your zoo animal (you can use our photos as a guide, save the pin for later!) and press and print onto paper plates (for the snake, paint the body shape onto the plate first and then just apply paint to finger tips to make the snake’s pattern once dry) When I "read" it, I had a box marked "From the Zoo" (as if the kids could read it) and I would just say the same line over and over again: