Toddler Playschool: Z is for Zoo Animals {free printable}

This is the last week of our Toddler Playschool lesson plans. Z was an easy letter as most kiddos this age LOVE the zoo! So I planned lots of fun toddler activities based on the zoo and the animals it houses.  This is our last free toddler activity printable for this alphabet series... and it's definitely an awesome one!

 

 

This curriculum is ideal for 2-3 year olds. We'll be reinforcing colors and shapes and introducing letters and numbers. There will also be exploration of different themes each week as we proceed through the alphabet. It provides a flexible framework of activity ideas that can used in the home or classroom. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Please see here for more info.

 

Books

The View at the Zoo by Kathleen Long Bostrom

Zoo Looking by Mem Fox

Goodnight, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann

1, 2, 3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle

The Zoo is Closed Today by Evelyn Beilenson

 

Songs and Fingerplays

The Animal Fair (Laurie Berkner Band)

Find it here

Download it here

 

5 Little Gorillas

Five little gorillas jumping on the bed

One fell off and bumped his head

The zookeeper called the doctor

And the doctor said,

"No more gorillas jumping on the bed!"

(repeat until no more gorillas are left)

--Traditional, altered

 

Old McDonald had a Zoo

(sing the traditional Old McDonald, but with zoo animals)

  

Literacy
Z Page for Alphabet Book

Create a page for the alphabet book. Each page is blank except for the week's letter. Children can be provided with an open-ended activity to decorate the page of their book.  Or you can use the suggested activities to set up an activity to create the page. Once done, pages can be laminated and bound with spiral binding or rings. You can find a template for this book here.   

 

 

Click the link below to download 

 Z is for Zoo Animals: Toddler Lesson Plan printable here

 If you missed any of the other lesson plans in this series, you can find them here:

A is for Apples     B is for Bugs     C is for Community Helpers

D is for Down on the Farm     E is for Everything About Me
F is for Farm Animals     G is for Grocery Store     H is for Halloween
I is for In My Family     J is for Jungle Animals     K is for Kitchen Fun
L is for Leaves     M is for My 5 Senses     N is for Night Time
O is for Ocean Animals     P is for Pets     Q is for Queens and Castles
R is for Rainbows     S is for Space     T is for Teddy Bears
U is for Up and Under (Opposites)     V is for Valentine's and Love
W is for Weather     X is for X Marks the Spot (Pirates)
Y is for Yum! Food is Fun     Z is for Zoo Animals
 

 

I'd love for you to join us on our adventure! If you share on social media, use the hashtag #toddlerplayschool so I can see all of your wonderful activities!

 

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