Zoo Animal Resources

ZOO DRAMATIC ROLE PLAY PACK
Zoo Role Play Pack includes: zoo banner, tickets, open/closed signs, opening times poster, ‘Which animals can you find?’ tick sheet, ice cream/lolly prices poster, ice cream/lolly role play cards, zoo map, zoo gold member card templates, direction posters/arrows, animal enclosure posters (include feeding times with food each animal eats), animal food role play cards for children to feed animals correct foods and zookeeper name card templates.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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ZOO ANIMAL MASKS
Six animal masks included in this pack: rhino, chimp, lion, snake, elephant and wolf. Ideal for zoo role play!
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ZOO ANIMAL MASKS - COLOURING
Six animal masks included in this pack: rhino, chimp, lion, snake, elephant and wolf. Ideal for art and craft and role play!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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ZOO ANIMAL 2-PIECE PUZZLES
Set of 8 Zoo Animal puzzles each with 2 parts. Ideal for our youngest children in order for them to begin to spot similarities and differences, recognise colours and patterns and solve problems involving observational skills. Also perfect for animal vocab learning!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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MY DAY AT THE ZOO - BOOKLET
'My day at the Zoo!’ Mark Making/Writing/Drawing Sheets which can be joined together to create a booklet.
Select and print the sheets appropriate for your children. Sheets include a front cover, 5 different prompt sentence headers to inspire mark making and a blank sheet for your to create your own prompts if you wish.
Prompt sentences include:
My favourite part of the day was…
The biggest animal I saw was…
The smallest animal I saw was…
The funniest animal I saw was…
The scariest animal I saw was…
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ZOO (ANIMAL) CHECKLIST
Children will love to search for animals and tick them off on the checklist as they walk around the zoo.
You could even use this checklist with small world or soft toys in your setting or home with a tuff tray, feely bag or where the toys are hidden!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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FEEDING THE ANIMALS - DRAW THEIR FOOD
Use once for individuals or laminate for multiple uses.
Six animals included: rhino, chimp, lion, giraffe, tiger and meercat.
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ZOO ANIMAL LOLLIPOP PUPPETS
18 animal puppets included in this pack. Ideal for zoo small world role play!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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ZOO ANIMAL LOLLIPOP PUPPETS - COLOURING
18 animal puppets included in this pack. Ideal for art and craft and zoo small world role play!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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ZOO ANIMAL COUNTING DISPLAY POSTERS/FLASHCARDS
Count the Zoo Animals from 0 to 20. Print one or two numbers to a page for use as part of a display or more to a page for a set of flashcards. Ideal sheets to practise 1:1 correspondence counting (where children place their fingers on the objects as they count them). Also great for learning written numbers and knowledge of animals.
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COLOUR & COUNT ZOO ANIMAL POSTERS (1-20)
Encourage your children to colour the objects and count them as they go (1 to 20). Ideal sheets to practise 1:1 correspondence counting (where children place their fingers on the objects as they count them). Also great for learning written numbers and knowledge of animals. Children may even enjoy using these as posters to create a themed numberline on their bedroom/playroom wall!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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ZOO ANIMALS AND THEIR FOOTPRINTS PUZZLE MATCHING GAME/ACTIVITY
Why not use this fun zoo animals and their footprints puzzle game to introduce your children to or consolidate their knowledge of zoo animals? Cut each puzzle along the line in the middle and invite your children to match each zoo animal with its footprint. Why not extend learning by discussing similarities and differences between the different footprints? Extend children’s vocabulary by describing animal body parts such as tail, hooves, paws, fur, beaks, etc. Ask questions such as ‘Which animal has the longest/shortest neck?’
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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ZOO TRIP PACK
Several activity sheets designed for use during or after a zoo trip. Sheets include: - ‘Zoo Checklist’ which features pictures of some typical zoo animals with space underneath each for children to tick the ones they have observed - ‘Zoo Tally’ sheet to enable children to begin to make marks which correspond to quantities of things (children may be encouraged to make any mark in the appropriate box when they see the animal/object, this will develop to tally lines and older children may even count up the tally and write the corresponding number) - ‘What can you see on your zoo trip?’ differentiated writing/drawing/mark making sheets with lots of versions to choose from.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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ZOO ANIMAL WORD CARDS
This pack includes 14 different zoo animals. Can be used as part of a display or activity. Why not hide them in a sand tray and see which animals the children can uncover? You could also play sorting games such as organising the cards into piles with different characteristics, e.g. tails, fins, number of legs, etc.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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ZOO ANIMAL BORDER SHEETS
Versatile zoo animal border paper. Files include colour and black and white versions.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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ZOO ANIMAL COLOURING (WITH NAME & FOOTPRINT)
Our Zoo Animals colouring sheets pack includes each animal with its name and footprint. Animals included are Chimpanzee, Zebra, Tiger, Poison Dart Frog, Lion, Meerkat, Rhinoceros, Wolf, Sea Lion, Komodo Dragon, Giraffe, Flamingo, Elephant and Penguin.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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ZOO ANIMAL NUMBER SLICE PUZZLES (1-5, 1-10, 0-20) - FULL COLOUR AND COLOURING VERSIONS
‘Zoo Animal’ themed Number Slice Puzzle Activities. Puzzles available for 1-5, 1-10 and 0-20 sequencing, full colour and black and white versions for colouring. Cut along the vertical lines and laminate for multiple uses or allow your children to cut and stick as an individual activity to take home. Great for number recognition and ordering, observational skills and motor control.
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ZOO ANIMAL FACT CARDS
Facts include: name, picture, footprint, what they eat, what their young are called and how long they live for. Why not use them as part of a display or role play area? Cards could be used to demonstrate information boards you may find at an animal enclosure when walking around a zoo. Or perhaps children could create their own miniature home for a particular animal using art and craft materials with a cardboard box. File includes 14 cards. Have fun!
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ZOO ANIMAL SNAP CARDS
Consolidate children’s knowledge of zoo animals whilst playing a fun game of snap (or a memory game of ‘picking up pairs’) with this set of large snap cards. The cards are made with a tab which can be folded before lamination in order to strengthen the final product. This also means that when turned over, the picture on the front can not be seen. The cards include a picture of each animal, their footprint silhouette and also their name written in lower case letters. 11 animals included and the file comprises 44 cards in total.
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