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This early years professional support
programme has been created to meet
the diverse needs of children in pre-
school and nursery settings, including
those with special educational
needs, working under the guidance
documents for the Foundation Stage.
Our approach is to provide resources
and opportunities that build on
and extend childrens knowledge,
experiences, interests and skills;
developing their self esteem
and conhdence within a positive
framework; creating a 'can do'
culture through play.
The current online programme
consists of eight modules, FREE
to download featuring two popular
themes, Animals and Transport,
to create your own Fisher-Price

playlaughgrow library.
Visit the professional zone at www.Fisher-Price.com/au for further information, to
download modules or share your creative play ideas with others
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The following modules are
now available online:
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Zoo
Under the sea
Mini Beasts
Farm Animals

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Bus
Train
Boat
Car

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>ZO\\W\UAVSSb outlines a range of development
and learning opportunities, plus a step by step
guide to core activities relevant to both nursery
and pre-school children, supported by guidance
on books and songs to complement the main
activity
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linked ideas, ideal for enlarging to create a live
working document for you to add your own ideas
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use in a variety of creative ways
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essential role that parents play in their childs
development, and were sure that you are keen
to help them with ideas for home. Thats why
each module includes an easily photocopiable
take home activity sheet including fun play
suggestions.
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We all know that play is natures way of helping children develop and learn
essential skills. Through play children build the foundations that will be the
underpinning of all their future educational and life experiences. From everyday
play, children learn the art of experimentation, problem solving, communication
and listening skills. Play is a powerful motivator, encouraging children of all
abilities to have a conhdent and positive approach. Fisher-Price

has brought to
life its expertise in child development through play to create this programme of
activity modules for use within any pre-school or nursery setting.
Theme: Animals Topic: Zoo Animals
Stepping Stones & Observations & Assessments
EP&S: Display high levels of involvement in activities
CL&C: Respond to simple instructions. Listen to stories with increasing attention and recall
M: Talk about, recognise and recreate simple patterns
Order 2 items by length and height
K&U: Notice and comment on patterns
Comment and ask about the natural world
Ph: Experiment with different ways for moving. Use a range of small/large equipment
C: Choose particular colours to use for a purpose. Use their imagination in art and dance
Nursery:
Children will be motivated by recognition of colour, shape, sounds, movement and texture, eye contact and facial expressions
should be a key part of play for the very young children.
Resources:
Zoo Poster, activity template, easel, paint, paper, variety of plastic animals, books showing zoo animals, animal related
software 'At the Zoo', dressing up clothes
Main Activity Create your very own Zoo Frieze
Discuss with the children which animals are found in a Zoo, their
patterns and colours
Allow the children to choose an animal they would like to draw/free
paint/or use the zoo animal activity template or poster provided
Encourage the children to compare their picture with those on the
poster with particular emphasis on shape, colour and pattern
Suggest the children create their very own frieze of a Zoo
Encourage the children to suggest which animals, buildings, other
features their frieze should include
Once complete the children can write their own labels for animals and
main features of their frieze, adding numerals to show how many of
each animal they have included
A Zoo Keepers hat/uniform could be made available so that the
children can take turns at showing other children/visitors around their
Zoo

Expected Learning:
Making decisions, interacting with others,
collaborating, talking about personal experiences,
developing vocabulary, knowing that print coveys
meaning, attempting their own writing, counting
& recognising numerals, showing an interest in
the natural world, identifying features of animals,
commenting on patterns, looking for similarities
& differences, handling cutting, painting & writing
tools effectively, creating simple representations
of animals & objects, making patterns, painting to
match colour to subject, responding to pictures &
personal experiences, talking in role
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Look at the poster with the children 1-1, point to animals, and name
the animals one at a time for the children to repeat. Let them point at
parts that they hnd interesting and name the objects
Give each child a toy animal & see if they can hnd one the same on
the poster
Children could contribute to the frieze by hand printing onto paper to
make trees & bushes in the zoo. They could use spaghetti in green
paint to print grass
Listen to sounds of animals on tape. Adults to make the sounds face
to face with the children for them to repeat
Share the song Animal Fair with the children using hand actions for
children to watch & follow
Share the song Were all going to the zoo tomorrow

Expected Learning:
Developing basic vocabulary, communicating
with others through words & gesture, connecting
ideas & understanding of the world, imitating
& mirroring others, exploring & experimenting,
listening & paying attention to others, sharing
songs
Grouping of children and staff and other activities, including outdoor:
Animal selection, sort according to various criteria, e.g.
patterns, size, number of legs, land or sea animals, shape,
coat/skin
Snakes and ladders game
Zoo animal dominoes
Animal sounds lotto game

Moving like different animals e.g. elephant heavy

stepping, giraffe tiptoes and stretching, snake
slithering movements
Junk model animals, paint on patterns
Play clay animals

Language and questions/group time:

Discuss trips to the zoo. Who has visited a zoo? What might they see? How do we distinguish one animal from the other?
What patterns do we hnd on animals?
Books:
Dear Zoo
Pardon said the Giraffe Elmer Series
Topsy & Tim visit the Zoo
Tiger Who Came to Tea
A Day at the Zoo
Sam Visits the Zoo
Jungle Book
Songs:
I went to visit the Zoo one day
Were all going to the Zoo tomorrow
Who Built the Ark?
The Animals went in 2 by 2
Carnival of Animals
Knowledge & Understanding of
the World
Tr TT aditional songs and rhymes
Observing animals (zoo visit)
Where animals live
What they eat
Camoufage
Land animals-water habitat
Animal noises (tape)
Animal differences-shape, coat,
feet
Cooking animal biscuits
Can you build a pen to separate
the animals? Using bricks in
construction
Small climbing frame with zoo
keepers hat and animal masks
Small zoo animals with boxes and
bricks etc.
Trees and cages displ TT ay
Noahs Ark display
Jungle display
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If your setting has taken
advantaged of e-learning credits
and has incorporated computer
assisted activities you may wish to:
Use your listening centre for
listening to animal sounds and
tapes of animal songs
Use of a range of early learning
software such as At the Zoo
Physical Development
Moving as different animals e.g.
elephant-heavy stepping, giraffe-
tip toes and stretching, penguins-
stiff, lion-herce cl f aw movement,
snake movements, crocodile-
snapping
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Songs & Rhymes *
I went to visit the zoo one day
One grey elephant balancing
Were all going to the zoo
tomorrow
Five little monkeys
An elephant goes like this and
that
The bear went over the
mountain
Look who comes here (using
zoo animals)
The animals went in two by
two
Who built the ark?
Relate instruments to zoo
animals
Listening to the Carnival of the
Animals
Creative Development
Childrens own paintings from
observation, own drawings
Animal masks
Collage on animal shapes
Parrots-tissue collage
Lions mane-hand print on curled
paper
Paint and collage snakes
Animal puppets
Junk model animals
Cages from boxes
Paper cup animals
Large crocodile
Large leaves etc. for jungle
Coach with children going to the
zoo, children free draw faces in
coach & zoo animals
Pool for sea-lions and penguins-
water play
Giraffe-printing/chalk rubbing
Discuss texture of animals e.g.
snake, elephant
Mixing colours to make grey,
orange etc.

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ovide some extension ideas that you may wish to use to explore
the topic further under the guidance documents of the Foundation Stage. If
possible arrange a zoo visit involving parents. This is intended as a WORKING
LIVE DOCUMENT where you can add your own creative ideas. You might li YY ke
to share your ideas with others, if so you can submit your extension ideas by
visiting the professional zone at www.Fisher-Price.com/au.
* Indicates where home links
could be particularly helpful
Personal, Emotional & Social
Development
Make a class book about how to
care for the animals to include;
being kind, feeding, grooming
and providing a suitable house
Language, Communication &
Literacy
Talk to the children about the
animals as you move around
the poster or visit the zoo*
Follow up talk afterwards through
displays, activities, pictures and
videos/DVDs on animals
Take part in role play
Picture matching
Poems & rhymes
Extend vocabulary; trunk,
camoufage etc.
Stories *
Dear Zoo-Large
Family series Jill Murphy
Pardon said the Giraffe-Elmer
Series
Topsy and Tim at the Zoo
Desmond visits the Zoo
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Elephant and the Bad
Baby
Where is the Green Parrot?
The Enormous Crocodile
A Day at the Zoo
Think Hippo
Trouble with Elephants
Theres a Hippo on our Roof
Theres a Panda in the Pantry
King of Beasts
Sam Visits the Zoo
Jungle Book
Rumble in the Jungle
Mathematics
Plastic animals-pairs, counting,
sorting, matching sets
Counting number of legs
Monkey dice game
Snakes and ladders
Discuss patterns on animals-
stripes, spots, colour
Comparing African/Asian
elephants-big/small ears
Introduce size, measurement,
estimation
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Children can colour in the animal pictures then cut them out, using them in a variety of ways.
We suggest they can be glued onto a piece of A4 paper before putting the numeral to match the number of
legs on the animal.
You can hnd lots more activi YY ty ideas like these and information to help you get the
best from play time, as well as exclusive special offers by visiting our new website
www.Fisher-Price.com/au
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Play is natures way of helping children to develop and learn essential skills. Throughout the early years, it is
through play that both the big and small milestones are fostered and encouraged. Fisher-Price have brought
to life its expertise in development through play to create a programme of activities and resources for use in
any nursery or pre-school setting. Were delighted that your childs nursery group has been having some fun
learning about Zoo Animals with us.
For carrying on the fun at home, we have some activity suggestions for you below!
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Music is great for all children and enjoying a sing along
also helps develop language and communication skills.
Enjoy singing Were all going to the Zoo tomorrow; as
you sing add to the fun by throwing in an animal sound
or two. Weve given you the words here, but you can
probably add lots of new verses too.
As your child gets older you can add more to this
activity by introducing animal actions as you sing
along together. This is great for encouraging physical
development as well as helping children to remember
names of animals children remember actions much
better than words.
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Read a book together that features animals. Youll
hnd some suggestions below in Book Corner, but
magazines and wildlife books can be good too.
As you look through the book spot the animals
and say the name and sound out the word. Infants
and younger children will need you to pick out the
animals for them, but older children can try and
spot them for themselves.
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Peek-a-Blocks Zoo Blocks
Great building blocks with zoo animals
inside for little ones to discover. Great for
improving hand-eye coordination as they
practice picking up and stacking.
Stuffed Zoo Animals
Cuddly toys are great friends for little ones as they develop
socially and emotionally. They make great props for role play
too!

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These books have great zoo animal
themes for you to enjoy together!
Topsy & Tim Go to the Zoo,
Ladybird Books
Pardon, Said the Giraffe,
Walker Books
Dear Zoo, Campbell Books
Were all going to the zoo tomorrow
Zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow
Were all going to the zoo tomorrow
And we can stay all day
Were going to the zoo zoo zoo
How about you you you
You can come too too too
Were going to the zoo zoo zoo
See the elephant with a long trunk swinging
Great big ears and a long trunk swinging
Snufn up peanuts with a long trunk swinging
And we can stay all day (repeat chorus)
See all the monkeys theyre scritch scritch scratchin
Jumping around and a scritch scritch scratchin
Hanging by their long tails
And we can stay all day (repeat chorus)
Weve been to the zoo zoo zoo
How about you you you
You came too too too
Weve been to the zoo zoo zoo
Fisher-Price gives the information contained on the Parent Sheets for educational purposes only and merely as guideline. It makes no warranties or representation
that this information is in every respect accurate or complete and is not responsible for any error omissions or the results obtained from the use of such.
ESZQ][Sb]Fisher-Price.com/au
Play is natures way of helping children to develop and learn essential skills. Throughout the early years, it is
through play that both the big and small milestones are fostered and encouraged. Fisher-Price have brought
to life its expertise in development through play to create a programme of activities and resources for use in
any nursery or pre-school setting. Were delighted that your childs pre-school group has been having some
fun learning about Zoo Animals with us.
For carrying on the fun at home, we have some activity suggestions for you below!
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Spend some time ficking
through magazines and
books. Ask your child to
spot zoo animals in them
and have a chat about what
noises they might make or
where they might live.
This is a great activity for
reinforcing identihcation of
shape and size.
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Little People ABC Zoo
This great play set features an
interactive play mat so children
can hear animal names and
sounds when they place the
right animal on the right spot!
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These books have great zoo
animal themes for you to
enjoy together!
Topsy & Tim Go to the Zoo, Ladybird Books
Pardon, Said the Giraffe, Walker Books
The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling
You can hnd lots more activi YY ty ideas like these and information to help you get the
best from play time, as well as exclusive special offers by visiting our new website
www.Fisher-Price.com/au
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Help your child to let off some
steam, as well as help develop
their mobility and memory
recall, by enjoying a game of
animal charades!
Cut out pictures of animals at
the bottom of this page, or
cut from magazines. Put them
face down and ask your child
to pick a card and then act out
the animal for you to guess.
Sounds are allowed too and
make it even more fun!
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Fisher-Price gives the information contained on the Parent Sheets for educational purposes only and merely as guideline. It makes no warranties or representation
that this information is in every respect accurate or complete and is not responsible for any error omissions or the results obtained from the use of such.