Woodland Animals
This week in language group, we have begun the unit on woodland animals. The children were encouraged to name the woodland animals they know. Some examples of what has been named includes, bears, deer, skunks, and squirrels.
Two scenes were placed on the floor in front of the children, a farm scene and a forest scene. A pile of animals were placed on the floor as well. Each child had an opportunity to choose a picture from the pile. They were each asked, "What is it?" and "Where does it live?" If the child needed some assistance, choices were given or the children were encouraged to ask a friend for help. When the child asked a peer for help, they were instructed on how to do that, "Call your friends name and ask, What is this?/Where does it live?"
Once the child identified the animal and where it lives, they then placed the animal on the picture. We talked about what the animal looked like, if it was able to climb trees, and where they placed the animal (high/low, up/down, tree/ground).
Two scenes were placed on the floor in front of the children, a farm scene and a forest scene. A pile of animals were placed on the floor as well. Each child had an opportunity to choose a picture from the pile. They were each asked, "What is it?" and "Where does it live?" If the child needed some assistance, choices were given or the children were encouraged to ask a friend for help. When the child asked a peer for help, they were instructed on how to do that, "Call your friends name and ask, What is this?/Where does it live?"
Once the child identified the animal and where it lives, they then placed the animal on the picture. We talked about what the animal looked like, if it was able to climb trees, and where they placed the animal (high/low, up/down, tree/ground).
This activity worked on:
1. attending
2. turn-taking
3. vocabulary related to woodland animals
4. location vocabulary
5. categorizing (farm animals/woodland animals)
6. answering a variety of questions (wh- and yes/no)
7. engaging peers
8. asking for assistance
Things you can do at home:
1. Go for a walk and talk about the animals you see.
2. Cut out pictures of different animals and sort them by
where they live, fly/walk, big/little, etc.
3. Talk about the location of items. Give your child directions
on where to put items (in, out, on, under, up, down, etc.)
4. Ask your child a variety of questions (yes/no, who, what, where).
5. Check out this website for free woodland animal printables!
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