J is for Jungle

IN THE JUNGLE

Math

Jungle Animals Addition – Students will count and add jungle animals and practice writing the numbers by tracing.

Language Arts

The Letter “J” – Students will practice writing the letter “J”

“One Day in the Jungle” by Colin West

Science

Jungle Safari – We will be going on a jungle safari in our own classroom. Each student will get a pair of binoculars (two toilet paper rolls) to help us search for the hidden animals in our jungle classroom. We will talk about the different animals that live in the jungle, where they live, and what their diet is.

Art

Rain Sticks – make the sounds of the jungle come alive with some homemade rain sticks. Students will help make and decorate their very own jungle rain stick out of a paper towel holder

Jungle animal coloring pages

Music

Do You Know the Jungle Animals (muffin man tune)

Do you know the slimy snake, the slimy snake, the slimy snake
Oh do you know the slimy snake that lives deep in the jungle?
Do you know the chimpanzee, the chimpanzee, the chimpanzee
Oh do you know the chimpanzee that lives deep in the jungle?
Do you know the wildebeest, the wildebeest, the wildebeest
Oh do you know the wildebeest that lives deep in the jungle?
Do you know the crocodile, the crocodile, the crocodile
Oh do you know the crocodile that lives deep in the jungle?
Do you know the mountain lion, the mountain lion, the mountain lion?
Oh do you know the mountain lion that lives deep in the jungle?