Name: Alicia Simmons

Focus Area: Language

Title of Lesson: Zoo Animal Book

Date: 04/15/2014
Grade Level: Preschool
Total Time: 30 minutes

I. Objectives:

The children will develop social skills by cooperating and listening to the book
Zoo-Looking written by Mem Fox.
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The children will enhance language skills by verbally identifying and spelling
the animals names in the book aloud.
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Domain: Language Development

Element: Expressive language

The children will enhance physical skills by using their fine motor skills to
color the pictures of each animal and by stringing books to hold them
together.
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Domain: Social & Emotional Development

Element : Cooperation

Domain: Physical Development

Element : Fine motor

The children will enhance cognitive skills by observing the animals in the book
and matching the animals in their own books.
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Domain: Cognitive Development

Element : Observation

II. Materials:
1. Book: Zoo-Looking by Mem Fox
2. String/yarn
3. Hole puncher
4. 4 animal coloring sheets with the animals name written on them.
(Zebra, Tiger, Monkey, Penguin)
5. Crayons
III. Procedure:
A. Motivation
1. I will have the children sit with me in circle time and ask them if they
have ever been to the zoo.
2. I will show the children a small video of a virtual tour of a zoo.
(YouTube)
3. I will tell the children we are going to read a book about going to look at
animals at the zoo.
B. Steps
1. I will have the children sit with me in circle time and ask them if they
have ever been to the zoo.

2. When they respond, I will show the children a small video of a

virtual tour of a zoo. (YouTube)
3. I will tell the children we are going to read a book about going to
look at animals at the zoo.
4. I will have the children help me in reading the story Zoo-Looking
by Mem Fox.
5. With every animal, I will have the children help me say the animals
name and then spell the animals name.
6. I will transition the children to their tables after the story is over by
asking them which animal from the story they liked the most.
7. I will give each child four pieces of paper with each animal and the
animals name on it that they can trace. Ex (Zebra, Monkey, Tiger
and Penguin) (One animal for each page)
8. I will go around and help each child hole punch their papers
together on the side of the papers.
9. I will give each child 3 pieces of yarn and have them put it through
each hole punch and tie it together to hold the books together.
10. I will direct each child to color each animal any way they want after
they tell me what each animal is.
IV. Conclusion:
I will have each child meet me in the circle time area and act as their
favorite animal from the book.
V. Transition:
I will ask each child their favorite animal from the story and act like that
animal on the way to their next activity or center.
VI. Follow-Up Activities/Learning Centers:
1. Place some zoo animals in the rice table for children to discover.
2. Place matching zoo animal card in the math center for the children to find the
pairs of each animal
3. Place the book Zoo-Looking in the reading center for the children to look at
and read.
VII. Evaluation/Assessment:
A.
1. Did the children develop social skills by cooperating in listening and
reading the book Zoo-Looking written by Mem Fox?
2. Did the children enhance language skills by verbally reading and
spelling the animals names in the book aloud?
3. Did the children enhance physical skills by using their fine motor to
color the pictures of each animal and stringing their own books to
hold them together?
4. Did the children enhance cognitive skills by observing the animals
in the book and matching the animals to their own books?
B. Self-Reflection Assessment:
What did the children most enjoy?
What did the children least enjoy?

If I implemented this lesson again, what would I do differently?

VIII. Early Learning Standards Met:
Domain/Element: Social & Emotional Development/Cooperation
Domain/Element: Language Development/Expressive language
Domain/Element: Physical Development/Fine motor
Domain/Element: Cognitive Development/Observation