Monday Welcome to Zoo week! We have some suggested activities to build excitement and interest for our whole school trip! We hope that families enjoy working on these challenges together. 1) We need to start preparing for our trip to the zoo. In order to get in to the zoo, we will need tickets. Design your own ticket for the zoo. Include date, time, a picture and of course the zoo name. Below is an example. 2) Name your 3 favourite animal films. Share recommendations with a friend.
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Monday
Welcome to Zoo week! We have some suggested activities to build
excitement and interest for our whole school trip! We hope that
families enjoy working on these challenges
together.
1) We need to start preparing for our trip to the
zoo.
In order to get in to the zoo, we will need tickets.
Design your own ticket for the zoo.
Include date, time, a picture and of course the
zoo name.
Below is an example.
2) Name your 3 favourite animal films.
Share recommendations with a friend.
3) Each day we will be researching an animal to find out facts. You
will need these facts for Friday.
Today's animal is a **Panda**
Research pandas and find out interesting facts.
Create a sketch note, poster or PowerPoint about Pandas.
These are Sketch notes – a
mixture of drawing and notes to
help you remember the facts in
a fun and visual way.
There
will be a chance to share these facts with classmates on Friday on
Teams.
4) Run your own “Joe Wicks workout” for a friend or family member
on a video call. Give them instructions of which animal action to do
next! Then swap over and they tell you which animal to be!
You can add in exercises that are not animals too. The important
thing is that you are moving and getting out of breath!
5) Make an animal video describing the similarities and differences
between a panda and a family pet.
You could do this in the style of
David Attenborough or your
favourite animal presenter or in
your own unique style!
Speak slowly
Speak clearly
Have a plan for a beginning, middle and end
Keep it engaging for the audience
Watch it back. Think of 3 things
you did really well and one thing
to work on.
Tuesday
1)The monkeys are looking bored!
Design a new enclosure for them.
Research other monkey enclosures and what makes monkeys happy.
Build a model or sketch one.
Please send in some pictures, we love to see them!
Can you design an
innovative feeding
method to keep them
entertained?
2) Sing while you are washing your hands. Remember to wash your
thumbs – they are one part people often forget to do properly.
Enjoy this classic, featured in the film Madagascar!
3) Each day we will be researching an animal to find out facts.
Today's animal is a **Penguin**
Research penguins and find out
interesting facts.
- Where do they live in the world?
- How many species are there?
- What do they eat?
- Which is the biggest and smallest species?
There will be a chance to share these facts with classmates on
Friday on Teams.
4) Do Edinburgh Zoo have your favourite animal? Why not?
Today you are going to be designing a poster to persuade Edinburgh
Zoo to bring in a new animal of your choice.
Posters should include:
Name of animal
Description of animal
Why should the zoo get it?
Pros of having the animal
Picture
Make sure you check they don't already have this animal.
Come on! Hop to it!!
5) It’s over to you! You be the teacher.
Create a game to teach children about ONE way of grouping
animals.
There are lots of ways of grouping (classifying) animals including:
What they eat - carnivore, herbivore, omnivore.
Whether they have a backbone - vertebrate, invertebrate.
Which animal group (see picture below) they belong to and why
Need help?
You could make a pairs game with hand drawn cards
Or
An active game where you set up areas to run to like “bird”, “fish”,
“reptile” then you find out the names of lots of types of birds, fish
and reptiles. When you call out a type of animal your game player
needs to run to whether they think it is a “bird” “fish” or “reptile.”
Wednesday
1) We won’t be able to visit the gift shop, so we are going to
make our own souvenir from the day! Make an animal mask to
wear on the trip on Friday. There will be a chance to show your
classmates pictures of your masks on Friday.
Below are a few pictures and links to get your imagination going!
Here are a few You Tube links to help you draw animal heads step by
step:
Lion face - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAU-0lFo48Y
Tiger face - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBSKr-F8RCs