Literacy Prop Box

Courtney Gunn
February 14, 2017 READ 366

Role: Zookeeper

Objectives:

1. The students will be able to name several animals that live in the
zoo.

2. The students will be able to understand what the role of a

zookeeper entails.

3. The students will be able to understand what the habitat of

different animals looks like.

4. The students will be able to understand new vocabulary terms

associated with zoos.

Vocabulary:
Zoo
Exhibit
Habitat
Mammal
Reptile
Species
Insect
Domesticate
Mate

Materials:
Several stuffed animals (frog, giraffe, panda, gorilla, lion, polar
bear, bird, etc)
Animal food (containers labeled for animals filled with cheerios,
marshmallows, pretzels, carrots, raisins, almonds, etc.)
Safari hat
Water bottles
Small broom or dust pan
Images of habitats around the world
Work boots
 Materials to build small habitat (sticks, grass, flowers, leaves,
etc.)

Questions:
1. Can you describe the type of habitat a gorilla lives in?
2. How would you prepare an exhibit for a polar bear?
3. What are your favorite animals in your zoo? Why?
4. What is the hardest part of your job as a zookeeper?
5. What is your favorite part of your job as a zookeeper?

Songs:

Keeper in the Zoo

Sung to Farmer in the Dell

The keeper in the zoo,

The keeper in the zoo,
Heigh-ho! The derry-o!
The keeper in the zoo.
The keeper feeds the bears.
The keeper feeds the bears.
Heigh-ho. The derry-o!
The keeper feeds the bears.
(Continue with different animals)
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschool_themes/zoo/zoo_songs.h
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One, One, the Zoo is Lots of Fun!

(Chant)

One, one: the zoo is lots of fun.

Two, two: see a kangaroo.
Three, three: see a chimpanzee.
Four, four: hear the lions roar.
Five, five: watch the seals dive.
Six, six: there's a monkey doing tricks.
Seven, seven: count the elephants - eleven.
Eight, eight: a tiger and his mate.
Nine, nine: penguins in a line.
Ten, ten: I want to come again!
http://www.preschooleducation.com/szoo.shtml

I Went to the Zoo

(Rhythm of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear?)
Oh I went to the zoo, And what did I see?
I saw a great big tiger, Lookin' at me
He went Raaar, raaar He went Raaar, raaar
He went Raaaar raaar raar, And that's what he said to me
Oh I went to the zoo, And what did I see?
I saw a great big monkey, Lookin' at me
He went Ooo-ooo-o Ooo-ooo-o, He went Ooo-ooo-o Ooo-ooo-o
He went Ooo-ooo-o Ooo-ooo-o, And that's what she said to me!
(Continue with different animals)
http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/zoo/songs.htm

Book List:

Stead, P. C., & Stead, E. E. (2015). A Sick Day for Amos McGee. NY, NY:
Roaring Brook.

S. (2014). If I ran the zoo. New York: Random House.

Martin, B., & Carle, E. (2016). Polar Bear, Polar Bear, what do you
hear? NY, NY: Henry Holt.

Liebman, D. (2013). I Want to Be a Zookeeper. ON: Firefly Books Ltd.

Rathmann, P. (1994). Good night, Gorilla. New York: Puffin Books.

Loggins, K., Pitchford, D., & Bowers, T. (2016). Footloose. Lake Forest,
CA: Moondance Press, a division of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.

LeBoutillier, N. (2005). A day in the life of a zookeeper. Mankato, MN:

Capstone Press.

Bostrom, K. L., & Francis, G. (2015). The view at the zoo. Nashville, TN:
Ideals Children's Books.

Smith, M., Smith, R., & Cole, H. (2005). Z is for zookeeper: a zoo
alphabet. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press.