Fantastic Fun and Learning has an edible small world zoo that might just be my favourite activity because marshmallows. We’ve always been a big fan of Tuff Spots and this would be great for that! First, decide on the pattern you’d like to make for your snake. We chose three colors, but you could choose however many you’d like! This is a great opportunity to practice making patterns. If you love reading zoo animal books with your kids then these are some more we think you might enjoy! This review is for Dear Zoo: Noisy Book, which I think is the best of all the many versions and formats. It begins: When I "read" it, I had a box marked "From the Zoo" (as if the kids could read it) and I would just say the same line over and over again:

Cut the columns apart, then start making the snake. Use a stapler to connect the chains. If you’re going to write on them or decorate them, make sure to do that first! Collect a range of animal figurines/ toys to match the animals in the book (Lion, Giraffe, Camel, Elephant, Monkey, Snake, Frog, Puppy). As you are reading the book you should introduce each animal toy as you come across them in the story. To support your child’s attention and listening skills, when you re-read the book you should give your child one of the animals and encourage them to hold up the animal when it appears in the book. Regardless. Is it a bit hypocritical of me to be endorsing this book, based on my ethical beliefs that animals are not toys to be swapped, sold on, imprisoned or treated as inanimate objects, blah, blah, blah. Am I delivering a dark, subconscious message of irresponsibility to my child when I read her this? The bright animal drawingsprovide more informationto the reader and 'clues'.Each animal is presented in a different way (e.g.a crate, box, basket),and each child can see a glimpse of the animal to enable them to predict whichanimal it might be. Since he wrote Dear Zoo, he notes that many zoos are now conservation parks and play an important role in wildlife preservation. “The numbers have diminished so much in the wild. But at least we have small populations in zoo-like conditions so, at the very least, we can teach children about them.”As he hasn't ruled out one day becoming a zookeeper, Ben found the premise of this book intriguing; a kid writes a letter to the zoo and gets free stuff. Sounds great, right? After all, he's currently unemployed and can't very well buy his own things, let alone afford a pet. Also there's flaps and those always blow his mind. Adjectives which relate to each animal, e.g.'They sent me an elephant, but he was too big', They sent me a snake, but he was too scary'. This wonderful lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a favorite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published. This colourful book excites young readers who love to lift the flaps and discover the animals the zoo has sent—a monkey, a lion, and even an elephant!

Is it munch munch munch? Or you can search the internet together to find out. What words can they think of to describe each animal? This story is a fun introduction to animals and their characteristics. It is written in the first person, with repetitive sentences. The nature of repetitiveness enables young readers to predict and engage with the story. But this book has a delightful extra feature. It is a “noisy” book! And I can assure you (because I’ve done this myself) that if you accidentally sit on it, you will find that it might trumpet at you, or chatter like a monkey, or even (and this is a bit scary if you’re not expecting it!) even hiss like a snake!These Dear Zoo story spoons from Crafts on Sea are super easy to make and perfect if you are working with a group He decided the best way was to write a picture book from the perspective of someone who tries to find their favourite animals, and then discovers there aren’t many of them left. Like in Dear Zoo, which has sold over eight million copies worldwide and is a perennial top-10 picture book in the UK, an animal hides behind each flap of the book and is only revealed when the flap is opened. Make this cute giraffe finger puppet from I Heart Crafty Things or this paper bag giraffe inspired by Greedy Steve

But my daughter really loves this book. And my husband told me to lighten up, get off my high horse and "it's only a kids' book. Don't worry about it." So maybe the lift up flaps are great. And how lovely it would be to have a zoo keep sending you animals on demand. Yeah, ok, it's a fab book. I love this paper plate frog craft from Fireflies and Mud Pies or you could make this cupcake liner frog from from Kids Activities Blog We made this toilet roll dog craft for Valentines Day but it could be easily adapted by not using the hearts. Another idea for younger children in to model the symbolic noise associated with each animal in the book. As you come across the animals in the book, you should make the associated noise. Place no pressure on your child to copy these noises, but praise him/her if he/she does. After reading the book you can engage in pretend play with your child acting out the animals’ noises and movements. This is a lovely way to develop their pretend play skills. You can help your child to think of some adjectives to describe each animal. The elephant can be described as wrinkly, wise or enormous.Another idea for older children is to encourage them to think of the features of each animal. This can be done using a picture based mind map. Get your child to think of adjectives and key words relating to each animal (e.g. elephant – tusk, trunk, big, desert, big, strong). Get a big piece of paper and ask your child to draw an elephant in the middle. Then ask your child to draw pictures relating to the different features around the elephant. Remember you are not looking for perfect pictures! He deliberately ends the book with an uplifting message: a huge, final flap, which reveals that, because “kind people” have looked after the whale, it is thriving in the sea. However the Dear Zoo: Noisy book is well nigh perfect. It includes the fun element of flaps, teaches both the names of the animals and how to identify them. It invites questions such as: “How big is the crate?” and “What sort of animal might fit inside there?” It uses language with simple repetition, but also creatively. It has clear, attractive and humorous line drawings in bold colours. Explain that we are going to visit Australia Zoo in a few weeks and would like some informationto help us plan our visit. Simple clauses featuring nouns (zoo)and verbs (wrote, send) e.g.'I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet'