We've played Sleepi ng Animals which is requires everyone to lie down firstly, pretending to be fast asleep. The zoo printable and editable Welcome to the Zoo poster can be found at Early Learning HQ. This space has been so popular but think we'll try to introduce some more natural elements this week. Imaginative or small world play is a staple in my house and in my classroom (I've shared many to an album on FB) and 'Dear Zoo' lends itself beautifully to this type of play. There's also been lots of different invitations to play around the centre for children to explore. I read the book aloud, page by page and then I pause and ask a few different children if they can name something that is big or something that is tall or too jumpy. Again, this is something you would do after a few readings but not on every page. Thirdly, I love this book for the vocabulary it allows us to talk about.ĭuring group time I've also used this aspect of the book to have children make different connections and comparisons. They sent me an.' 'Elephant!' they yell back. Instead after we have read the book a couple of times, I get them to finish each sentence - 'I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet. With numbers over 30 in each group, I haven't gone there yet.
At home we used to make the animal sounds to match and depending on your group size, you can try that at school. The lift-the-flaps make it engaging and suspenseful read both ways.
It is a great read aloud and a great one to read to a child sitting on your lap, the two styles not always being the case. It's simple, repetitive, beautifully descriptive and, perhaps best of all, funny.
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