Jack Wants A Pet – Vocabulary Development

Vocabulary Development.

Unusual words chosen from the story, help children define the words and think of alternatives.

Dangerous, neighbours, lurking, captivity, fortunate, adventures.

Discussion, ask open questions, encourage children to talk about or re-tell the story.

Memory, what animals are in the story?

What kind of animals? – Marsupials, Monotremes, Rodents, Reptiles.

Habitats, where do the animals live?

Diet, what do the animals eat? Carnivore, Herbivore, insectivore, Omnivore.

Which animals have long hind legs?

Which animals have pouches?

Which animals lay eggs?

Which animals are nocturnal?

Which animals are amphibious, terrestrial or aboreal?

What noises do the different animals make?

Activities.

Colouring pictures, painting, drawing, cutting out, gluing.

Make a collage and an animal mask.

Resource box – puppets and cuddly toys.

Physical activities – moving like different animals, jumping, hopping, swimming.

Make biscuits, use animal biscuit cutters.

Visits – where might you see some of these animals?

Koala Mask

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