Art
Could you…draw one of the animals?
Choose one of the animals in the zoo to draw.
Perhaps you want to aim high and draw your own zoo with lots of different animals inside.
Remember to keep them to show your teacher when you return.

Geography
Could you…find where some animals live?
We can see animals in a zoo, but this isn’t where they would normally live. Use the internet to find out where elephants live or where in the world you would find tigers?
Aim higher: What continent is the country in?

Talking

We know that talking with your child is so important. Why not have a look at the picture together and ask your child the following questions:

1) What animals can you see?
2) What’s your favourite/least favourite animal and explain why?
3) Anything unusual about this zoo?
(eg: A crocodile walking with a briefcase for example!)
4) Have you ever been to a zoo? Would you like to go to one? Why or why not?
5) Do you think the children are safe at this zoo? Explain what you are thinking.

Art/Literacy
Could you…design a new animal?
I’ve made a chiraffe! This animal can run as fast as a cheetah. It has the long neck of a giraffe, which is helpful to spot prey from long distances away. It then uses its powerful legs to catch it!
Use your imagination and go wild!

The busy zoo

Please refer to the picture above.

Literacy
Could you…describe your favourite animal?
My favourite animal in the picture is the tiger.
My description is:
The huge, roaring tiger stood on the large grey blocks. His thick orange and black stripy fur made me want to cuddle him. Maybe not a good idea!  His long tail swished backwards and forwards. His enormous, red tongue licked his lips hungrily when he saw the children at the zoo. I wonder what he was thinking. Can you guess?

Research
Could you…make a fact file about an animal?
I love finding out new information especially things I didn’t know. Choose an animal and find out some facts about them.

Did you know….. that elephants spend between 12 and 18 hours eating grass, plants and fruit every day!

Did you know….. that polar bears have black skin and although its fur looks white, it is actually transparent (this means see through).

Did you know….. that sea lions are very friendly and are always together. They don’t like being on their own!

Maths
Could you…write your own zoo maths problem and solve it?
There were 3 elephants in one cage, 5 tigers in the next cage and 4 zebras in the last cage. How many animals were in the zoo altogether?

Maybe a grown up can write one for you to solve too! Remember to use different operations.