Changes to the Environment 15/15

Thematic Unit Topic: Zoo Animals

Classroom Area: Outdoors
List the Items ou !lan to Introduce and "o# $uch The% &ill Cost 'a minimum o( )*:
+emem,er:
The items should ,e sa(e- child.directed- encourage the use o( multiple intelligences and provide
opportunities (or sensor% learning*/
The items should ,e reasona,l% priced- a,le to ,e made ,% the teacher or easil% o,taina,le/
Tr% to use o,0ects that are alread% in the classroom in creative- ne# #a%s/
Thin1 a,out #hat items %ou might o,tain through donations (rom (amil%- local ,usiness- etc/
1/ Zoo animal to%s (or the sand ,o2/#ater ta,le purchased at the dollar tree (or 31/44 each/
5/ Easel ta1en (rom the art area in the classroom/
6/ Zoo animal nets purchased at the 77 cent store (or 31/44 each/
8/ Large card ,oard ,o2es to use (or cages/tic1et ,ooths donated ,% the parents/
5/ 9inoculars purchased at dollar tree (or 31/44 each/
) To% cameras ta1en (rom the dramatic pla% area in the classroom/
:/ ;un glasses purchased (or 31/44 a pair at the dollar tree/
</ O,stacle course created #ith materials (rom the classroom or outside storage room/
7/ &agon donated ,% the parents/
14/ !lastic pails/shovels purchased (or 31/44 each at dollar tree/
&hen #ill %ou introduce these items= 'At the ,eginning o( the thematic unit- throughout the unit >
during a small group lesson plan- circle time* I #ould introduce these items at the ,eginning o( the
thematic unit/
Are there an% ?special@ rules that the children need to (ollo# #hen using these items= There are a (e#
rules that the children need to 1no# #hen using these items/ Aor e2ample- the Boo animal nets do not go
on their heads or an% other childCs head/ Onl% 5 children at a time can (it in the large ,o2es #hile onl% 1
child can paint at the easel/ Also- ever% child #ill get a chance to participate in the o,stacle course 'i( the%
#ant to* ,ut the% have to go through it one at a time to prevent accidents (rom occurring/
&hat do %ou hope the children to learn= I hope the children #ill ,e a,le to plan and carr% out ideas-
,uild up their sel( .esteem ,% tr%ing ne# things- pla% cooperativel%- ta1e turns- and develop small and
large muscles ,% painting at the easel or pic1ing up o,0ects at the sand ,o2 and participating in the
o,stacle course '#here the% can run- 0ump- hop- etcD*/
&hat are some #a%s that the children can ?re(lect@ on #hat the% have learned= The children #ill ,e a,le
to re(lect on #hat the%Cve learned ,% painting their (avorite Boo animal at the easel/ The% can pretend to
,e a Boo 1eeper and (eed the animals ,% using the pails and shovels/ The% #ill also ,e a,le to act out
pla%ing Boo ,% participating in the o,stacle course- creating cages (or the animals or a tic1et ,ooth or
using the Boo animal nets to capture a Boo animal/ The% #ill also ,e a,le to loo1 (or Boo animals or other
things related to the Boo ,% using the ,inoculars/