Walking in the Jungle

So this story book is rather babyish. So babyish in fact that it features a big baby as it's main protagonist. However I've got some students in my class who aren't yet 3... so I think it's pretty much spot on for my target audience.

The pages are a little small in my copy but very clear illustrations

Topic: Jungle animals.

Age: 3-6 (I say six, but there's a reason I'm using this at the beginning of the academic year).

Vocabulary: Jungle animals (snake, elephant, lion, crocodile, monkey) action verbs (walking, running, climbing, stamping, jumping - the book uses slightly different ones, but no 3 year old can read) phrases "Walking through the jungle, what can you see? Can you hear a noise? What could it be?"

Procedure:

• Sing your hello song. I'm doing mine happily and sadly as these flashcards are crucial to my classroom management routine.
• The simplified version of If you're happy and you know it (If you're happy happy happy) is a good way to add some of these verbs pre lesson and get them moving.
• Drill the flashcards with the animal actions.
• Tell the story encouraging them to say it with you for the older ones and do the actions for the little ones (for jumping/stamping etc make jumping motion with your hands only - it's best if they stay sitting down at first). I like to say the part for 'running through the jungle very quickly' and 'stamp through the jungle in a giant's voice.
• At the end of the story ask if the baby is happy or sad. Elicit 'nos' and explain he is 'afraid' (- not 'scared' because the video at the end uses afraid.)
• Your worksheet of choice. The first lesson I asked them to simply draw the animals they could remember from the story.. I got some hippos, but never mind...
• Then call them back to the circle for video time. It's a beauty.

For older children you can pre teach the animals toucan, tiger and frog.

Extensions:

Snake or animal colouring sheets.

Here

A counting song with a monkey...

A game of FREEZE

The children pretend to be the animal you say and when you say FREEZE they must freeze. If they move they are eliminated if over the age of 5!

And if I had the time/resources...

No idea where the original page is... sorry creator!