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Month in April is a great time to explore zoos in your area. Most all zoos
offer free printable zoo
activities and zoology lesson plans and activities for teachers and parents. Print these zoo activities for your
classroom or homeschool. Whether you visit John Ball Zoo or not, you can still
enjoy these free printable zoo
activities and zoology worksheets.
Local teachers use these zoology printables for self-guided tours and follow-up
classroom activities. Anyone can print these activity guides and use them.
John Ball Society Body Coverings Scavenger Hunt is geared
for the youngest zoo visitors, this five page free printable zoology activity
book is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarten. Use the scavenger hunt
science lesson plans at any local zoo. Help children locate and classify
different types of zoo animals body coverings: fur, skin, hair, shell, scales, feathers.
These pre-reading science lesson plans prepare students for exploration of the
groups in the animal kingdom. No zoo nearby? Use your classroom, home book
collection, library or even your children's stuffed animal collection.
John
Ball Zoo Animals Classification Activities is a free printable zoo animals
science lesson plans booklet to help grades one and two begin to use
characteristics and labels to classify animals: reptile, amphibian, insect,
mammal, bird, fish. Plenty of classification practice, coloring pages and zoo
animals science lesson plans for follow-up to zoo activities, field trips,
classroom exploration or homeschool activity.
JBZoo
Animals Adaptations Activities offers a free printable science lesson plans to
help grades 3 and 4 explore how animals adapt to their environment. These
activities cover predator-prey relationships, protective covering, camouflage,
scent, bodily features and habitat. These activities cover food, shelter and
reproduction also.
There
are also free printable zoology activities booklets on lions, penguins and
chimpanzees. Visit Official USA to find information about your state's
zoos. Click the link to your state. Scroll down to "zoos" and then
visit local zoo websites to see what great free printable zoo animals
activities and self-guided tour activity packages may be available. Use this
website to plan any zoo activities also. This is great way to prepare for a
field trip or family visit.
