Baby Zoo Animal Hop

Learn the baby and adult animal names of common zoo animals!

PreK - Kindergarten

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    1. Spelling

      Have students jump down the mat, matching each animal with their adult. As they land on each space, have them spell each animal's name by hopping on one foot, one...
      PreK, Kindergarten, Grade 1
    2. Mystery Animal

      Give clues about an animal on the mat and have students find it on the mat. Clues could include things like the first letter of the name the name of...
      PreK, Kindergarten, Grade 1
    3. Animal Matching

      Have students start at the bottom of the mat and jump on the baby animal side, name the baby then jump to the matching adult and name it. Continue down...
      PreK, Kindergarten
    4. Name the Baby Animal

      Have students start at the bottom of the mat and jump up the column on the left while naming the baby animal as they do so. Help as needed and...
      PreK, Kindergarten
    5. Name the Adult Animal

      Have students start at the bottom of the mat and jump up the column on the right while naming the animal as they do so.
      PreK, Kindergarten
    6. Color Match

      Material Needed: Bean Bag Have students toss a bean bag onto one of the squares on the mat. Have them jump down to it, name the color it landed on,...
      PreK, Kindergarten
    7. Let’s Jump!

      Material Needed: Bean Bag Have students hone their gross motor skills by tossing a bean bag onto the mat and jumping back and forth between the columns until they reach...
      PreK, Kindergarten
    8. Zoo Animal Hop

      Have students being on START HERE. The student will jump to the first block - 'calf' - and say, 'CALF'. The student will follow the footprints to the matching adult...
      PreK, Kindergarten