Investigation – Animals: Pretend to Be an Animal!

Investigation – Animals: Pretend to Be an Animal!

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Foundational
Expanding

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Description

Encourage children to act out/pretend to be a specific animal. Encourage all types of movement and expression. Children might move their whole bodies, talk, make smaller movements with their hands, or point to a picture of an animal to participate.

Interactive Lesson

Instruction

  • Use animal pictures as response cards.
  • Focus on children identifying animals first if needed, then focus on animal parts and needs.

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