aussie animals – who am I?
Monday, November 30th, 2009
Following our Wild Action incursion, we enlarged some photos of the animals we saw.
We then laminated them and put a velcro dot on the back so we could use them on a felt board.
By adding Australian bush props, the children could make up their own scenarios.
The children then made their own animals …
… popped the dots on the back and used mini felt boards which we had obtained from Reverse Art.
We also used these animals for a “Who am I?” game.
One at a time the children would choose an animal and pop it on the felt board out of sight of the others. They then described the creatures features, such as, “I am cold blooded, I have scoot scales on my tail, I have 66 teeth etc … Who am I?”
The children were so great at this game. They clearly took in a lot of information during our Wild Action visit!
When our Pre-kinder children arrived …
… they replaced the Aussie animals with a bucketload of felt characters and farm animals …
… and had a great time creating their own stories and play scenarios.
