Zoo Unit: Common Core Essentials

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This 116 page unit, At the Zoo, is strategically linked to the Common Core Standards. it is divided into areas of literature, music, art, literacy, math, worksheets, science, creative writing, word wall, and guided reading. The activities are clearly written, easy to use, and need limited amounts of preparation. The lessons (games or activities) included are scripted. They are written in a format that can be easily taught by the teacher or readily handed off to a parent volunteer or a classroom aide with complete confidence that objectives of the lesson will be reached. 

Table of Contents

Scripted Literacy Lessons With Independent Options:

Monkey Food: Decoding Words

Zoo Zap: Reading Sight Words

Around The Zoo: Reading Sentences

Cat Families: Using Word Families to Extend Reading Skills

Independent Activities

Cat Family Writing: Word Family Writing 

Boo At The Zoo: Writing oo Words

Scripted Math Lessons With Independent Options:

The Zoo Shop: Counting With One to One Correspondence

The Zebra Exhibit: Identifying Numbers

The Zoo Take Away: Subtracting Numbers Within Five

Hiss: Identifying Two and Three Dimensional Shapes

Independent Activities

Zero Zebras: Comparing Numbers

Monkey Math: Subtraction Problems

The Zoo Keeper:  Comparing Numbers

Math Journal Prompt Labels

Science

Animal Comparisons: Observing & Describing Characteristics

Monkey Bread: Combining Ingredients

Guided Reading Books

Going To The Zoo

Class Made Books

A Trip To The Zoo

Writing

Zoo Word Wall

The Animals at the Zoo

What Does a Zookeeper Do?

Art Projects

Paint a Zoo: Painting a Zoo Scene

Paper Bag Monkey: Making a Primate Friend

Crocodile: Constructing a Crocodile Pet

The Zoo: Portfolio Page

Songs/Fingerplays

Jumbo Elephant

Over at the Zoo

Way Down Yonder

Boa Constrictor

Sally The Camel