JoJo’s Trip to the Zoo Discovery Theater ● P.O. Box 23293, Washington, DC ● www.discoverytheater.org Like us on Facebook ● Follow us on Twitter: Smithsonian Kids ● Follow us on Instagram: SmithsonianAssociates A Reproducible Learning Guide for Educators This guide is designed to help educators prepare for, enjoy, and discuss JoJo’s Trip to the Zoo It contains background, discussion questions and activities appropriate for ages 3 to 7. Programs Are Made Possible, In Part, By Generous Gifts From: D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities DC Public Schools The Nora Roberts Foundation Philip L. Graham Fund PNC Foundation Smithsonian Women's Committee Smithsonian Youth Access Grants Program Sommer Endowment JoJo’s Trip to the Zoo Recommended for Ages 3 to 7 Grades Pre-K - 2
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JoJo’s Trip to the Zoo
Discovery Theater ● P.O. Box 23293, Washington, DC ● www.discoverytheater.org
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A Reproducible Learning Guide for Educators
This guide is designed to help educators prepare for, enjoy, and discuss JoJo’s Trip to the Zoo
It contains background, discussion questions and activities appropriate for ages 3 to 7.
Programs Are Made Possible, In Part, By Generous Gifts From: D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities DC Public Schools
The Nora Roberts Foundation Philip L. Graham Fund
PNC Foundation Smithsonian Women's Committee
Smithsonian Youth Access Grants Program Sommer Endowment
Discovery Theater ● P.O. Box 23293, Washington, DC ● www.discoverytheater.org
Like us on Facebook ● Follow us on Twitter: Smithsonian Kids ● Follow us on Instagram: SmithsonianAssociates
MAKE YOUR OWN ZOO – STARTING WITH THE ANIMALS! What kind of animals did Jojo come across in his trip to the zoo? Let’s start with a snake!
MATERIALS:
3 cardboard tubes
tube from wrapping paper or similar tubular item
6 googly eyes
Toothpick
White craft glue
Scissors
Acrylic craft paint in colors of your choice
DIRECTIONS:
1. Paint the inside and outside of the cardboard tubes. Apply second coat if needed.
2. Cut the tubes into coils, but if your cardboard is still a little damp it might not hold it’s round shape. Using a tube from wrapping paper, or something similar, and wrap the cut cardboard around the tube loosely. Use the handle end of a paintbrush to add polka dots with a contrasting color of paint. Let dry completely then flip over on the other side and finish your polka dots.
3. Remove from tube and wrap the painted cardboard in coil fashion around your fingers. Place coiled cardboard on table. Paint the end with red and let it dry. Meanwhile, glue on goggly eyes, adding the glue with a toothpick since they are small.
4. Now that the red paint is dry, use some small scissors to snip the red end into a forked tongue. An easier option, if your kids are smaller, is to cut a forked tongue from red construction paper, snip the end of the card board to cut off the point, and glue that paper tongue in place instead.
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Discovery Theater ● P.O. Box 23293, Washington, DC ● www.discoverytheater.org
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ABOUT TOOLS OF DISCOVERY:
In 2013, Discovery Theater developed an innovative arts/education program for DCPS early education teachers and their students who are now implementing the “Tools of the Mind” curriculum. Derived from the theories of Lev Vygotsky, the curriculum uses guided play to promote early childhood literacy and the development of executive function, self-regulation, and creative thinking in pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms. Using philosophies, techniques, and content drawn from Smithsonian-developed Museum Theatre practices and models, Vygotskian theory of play within a social context, and the Core Common State Standards; Tools of Discovery directors Roberta Gasbarre and Oran Sandel developed techniques that Smithsonian trained actor/educators employ to help teachers and parents enrich creative, guided play in class or at home. The Tools of Discovery team first presented these plays as part of the Kindergarten curriculum focus on storytelling through Fairy Tales. After the performances at the schools, our teaching artists conducted classroom 'playlabs'. They 'played the play' alongside the teachers, making props and costumes from recycled materials, singing the simple songs, and demonstrated dramatization that used objects or puppets as tools to tell the story. The residency was followed by a teacher debriefing to discuss how they might use what they had experienced in their own way, and Professional Development Workshops to further the teacher's skill. Jojo’s Trip to the Zoo brings these wonderful plays to the stage, keeping the DIY elements and offering Discovery Theater audiences the invitation to 'play the play' with us and back in classroom or home, with the children.
RESOURCES:
http://www.educatall.com/page/449/Veterinarians.html Educatall has great ideas for Vet themed crafts, songs, and activities that can be done at school or at