Our preschool zoo animals counting math activity was inspired by our recent trip to the zoo. My son Caleb loves the zoo despite our last trip was absolutely horrid in his mind. The day started out burning hot as usual and when we got to the zoo, we just had to buy bottles of water and juice. Both Caleb and Jael hated the juice and had to suffice with water and so it was a minus score for TeamMommyandDaddy.

We were able to look at a few of the animals and the kids were even able to pet a goat as well as a blue macaw! Things were starting to look up. Unfortunately, we forgot to look up, and not too long after, it rained. No, rain is far too mild of a word- it poured by the buckets full.

Most of us were happy for the cool wet rain Caleb on the other hand screamed. He hated it. You see, Caleb only likes water to be room temperature and the rain was anything but that. He is still, however, talking about the animals he saw so it couldn’t have been that traumatizing, right?

Preschool Zoo Animals counting Math Activity

Our activity was a simple one and was pretty easy to put together. The best part was that we were able to practice counting in different ways as well as exposed to the sight words for the numbers one to five.

What You Need

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 Learning Resources Jungle Animal Counters, Set of 60 Fiskars 01-005454 Recycled SureCut Trimmer, 12 Inch, Black

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• Zoo Animals Math Cards (at the end of this post)

 

Zoo Animals Number and Numeral Matching

I chose to expose Caleb to the sight words for the numbers one to five. I had no intention of him knowing it immediately but I figured if I keep exposing him to them, he will eventually remember them. Makes sense, right?

PRESCHOOL Zoo Animals Counting

Caleb was allowed to match the exact number of zoo animals to the number card chosen. We started by using the cards with the circles that allowed him to work on his one-to-one correspondence. Eventually, we switched to no cards and tried counting that way.

Zoo Animals Books To Check Out

Feel free to check out any of the following books at your local library. Maybe see if they have any other recommendations. 

If you can’t get to the library, try grabbing a few of these books from Amazon!  

If you find any interesting books, let me know and I can add them to the list and share the love!

 The View at the Zoo Put Me in the Zoo (I can read it all by myself’ Beginner Books) If I Ran the Zoo (Classic Seuss) My Visit to the Zoo (Trophy Picture Books (Paperback)) Curious George at the Zoo: A Touch and Feel Book Treasure Hunt: At the Zoo: A Fold-Out Book Going to the Zoo Good Night, Gorilla Melissa & Doug Make-a-Face Sticker Pad – Crazy Animals, 20 Faces, 5 Sticker Sheets Zoo Animals

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