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How can I make a daycare lesson plan with zoo animals?

I am assigned to create a lesson plan for a daycare with children aging from 3-5 based on zoo animals. I never made a lesson plan before so I need some ideas.
Please help
Thanks

I like to think in 3's when I do a lesson plan... Group Activities, Individual Activities, Room Decorations.

I start with the room decorations... browse the internet or your local teacher supply store for interesting posters, bulletin board items, borders, etc.. Sometimes... the very first group activity is actually having the kids put up the decorations. Then you can explain all the items to them as they go up (for example the zoo animals). Look on the internet at Carson Delosa. They have nice decoratives.

Then I move to the group activity or activities. These can be a game that all the kids play... or just a book that you read to them. Once I got some nice masks of african animals... and the group activity was to have the kids wear them and make sound like the animals. Barnes and Noble on the web is great for kids books.

Finally... I find some good individual activities. These can be free coloring pages that you download... or individual craft kits. Choose simple items that the kids can take home. This gets the parents involved. A site called Janice's daycare has some nice coloring sheets.

Or... you can buy prepackaged themed activities and simply use them. www.zoozazz.com is a good place for that.

I hope this helps. Again... think in 3's. Keep it simple... and you'll do great.

Good luck!