Transition Song: Five Little Ghosts from the Kiboomers
Materials: Laminated letter G, Preschool of Rock album
Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: see, look, animal sounds, gorilla, snake, lion, mosquito, stomping, choose, He/She, binoculars, safari, waiting, jungle.
Pre-Literacy: Draw the letter G. Discuss what words have that /g/ sound.
Activity: We're having some fun with animal sounds. This activity has a lot of looking around, pretending to find animals. The first time we do it I use the music from Preschool Of Rock.
These African drum sounds are fun! We're looking around and listening for the animal sounds, guessing what they are, and then pretending to make those sounds. We're moving like gorillas, lions, snakes, and mosquitos.
Later when we approach this game again, I don't use the music. We do it ourselves and the children pick the animals. I've had to ask what a unicorn sounds like. Depending on the season, some kids find bats or reindeer on their safari. We ask the kids to give us just the animal sound and everyone guesses what animal makes that sound.
Do This At Home: play the game at home, or perhaps go to the zoo and learn some new animal sounds. Go to the library and check out books with a jungle or safari theme to read together and learn about new animal sounds.
