BARKER CREEK Zoo bilee Text and Illustration Copyright 2008 by Barker Creek Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from Barker Creek Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 2610, Poulsbo, WA 98370, USA, except by a newspaper or magazine reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in a review. If you are employed as a school teacher or an institutional worker, you have the publisher s permission to reproduce the lessons in this book to the extent necessary for use in your classroom to accompany your lessons. Purchase of this book does not entitle reproduction of any part of this book for an entire school, district or system. Such use is strictly prohibited. Book Author: Karen Shackelford Illustrators: Michelle Wilson and Terri Oberg Graphic Designer: Vickie Spurgin Printed in the USA ISBN: 978-1-928961-21-5 Item Number: LLZO-113 By Karen Shackelford A Skill-Based, Literature-Linked Activity Book Other books in this series include: Bunches of Bugs Dinosaurs Galore Falling Into Colors Farm-tastic Giddee Up! Round Up! Glad to Be Me Penguins & Mittens Rocket to the Moon Tails of the Sea The following E-Books are available at www.barkercreek.com P.O. Box 2610 Poulsbo, WA 98730 www.barkercreek.com 800.692.5833 ABC, 123 and the Coconut Tree Caps, Hats and Monkeys Under the Big Top
Welcome to Zoo bilee! Skill-based, literature-linked lessons celebrating the Zoo! The format of this book is easy to follow. After a brief introduction, the book moves through each section with corresponding literature, skills and activities appropriate for pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade classrooms. Along with each book title, poem and story, detailed lessons are provided. Objectives, materials needed and step-by-step instructions are included for each specific activity. A reproducible student booklet, pictures, and patterns are provided in the appendix (pages 69-96) and are referred to in each corresponding lesson. There is also an Enrichment section (pages 23-67) filled with fun activities to use with your choice of literature. To maximize learning and enjoyment, we have found that a two-to-three week timespan is best for teaching the lessons in this book. We hope you and your students have a great time getting to know each other with Zoo bilee. Enjoy! Karen Shackelford About the Author Karen Shackelford is a former classroom teacher and the author of the Building FUNdamentals tm series. Several of her books have received the prestigious Teachers Choice Award. Skills covered in Zoo bilee Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Classifying Spelling/Reading Listening Following Directions Alphabetical Order Categorizing Compare/Contrast Quotation Marks Sentence Structure Repetitive Words Retelling Research Sequencing Poetry Before/After Story Parts (beginning, middle and end) Rhyming Words Nouns Collective nouns Idiomatic Expressions Telling Time Graphing Counting Addition Greater/Less Than Measurement (inches, feet and yards) Maps Science (animal facts, mammals, baby animals, food chain) Teamwork Drawing Art
Table of Contents About This Book........................................... 4 Recommended Book List..................................... 5 Getting Ready/Home Connection............................. 6 Activities for: Paul the Penguin Goes to the Zoo.......................... 7 Zoo.................................................... 12 Going to the Zoo........................................ 17 Zoodles of Zoo Animals.................................. 23 Good Night Gorilla (gorillas)........................... 24 Koala Lou (koalas)................................... 28 Katy No Pocket (kangaroos).......................... 33 Dandelion and King of the Jungle (lions)................ 38 Verdi (snakes)........................................ 45 Giraffes Heads Above the Rest (giraffes)............... 49 The Happy Hippopotami (hippos)....................... 55 Tickled Pink (flamingos)............................... 59 Earning Stripes (zebras)................................ 64 Related Reading & Websites................................. 68 Appendix: Booklet, Pictures, Patterns & Activity Sheets......... 69
About This Book Get a view of the zoo with Zoo bilee! Your students will go wild while learning about giraffes, gorillas, lions, hippos, snakes, and more. Zoo bilee featured activities include: Paul the Penguin Goes to the Zoo reproducible student booklet Mini Zoo pictures Earning Stripes classroom management idea Zoodles of Zoo Animals enrichment section My Zoo Words mini word wall Wild About the Zoo class book Giraffes Heads Above the Rest original poem and activities Kings and Queens of the Jungle photo lions Tickled Pink bulletin board display Easy to follow, detailed lessons and much more! Zoo bilee 2008 Barker Creek Publishing, Inc. www.barkercreek.com
Recommended Book List Many of the lessons in Zoo bilee are designed to be taught in conjunction with reading critically acclaimed children s literature. These recommended books are listed below and should be readily available from your school and public library: Zoo by Gail Gibbons, published by Harper Trophy A behind the scenes look at a day at the zoo. Activities for this book are on pages 12-16. Going to the Zoo by Tom Paxton, published by Harper Collins Enjoy a long, fun day at the zoo with Dad. (Please Note: The words to this book can be sung.) Activities for this book are on pages 17-22. Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann, published by Putnam Juvenile A zookeeper locks up for the night at least he thinks he does! Activities for this book are on pages 24-27. Koala Lou by Mem Fox, published by Voyager Books Little Koala Lou enters a race to earn her mother s love. (A lesson about unconditional love.) Activities for this book are on pages 28-32. Katy No Pocket by Emmy Payne, published by Houghton Mifflin Katy the Kangaroo has no pocket and searches everywhere for one. Activities for this book are on pages 33-37. Dandelion by Don Freeman, published by Puffin Dandelion learns that it s best to be himself. Activities for this book are on pages 38-44. Verdi by Janell Cannon, published by Harcourt Children s Books A young snake learns from the old snakes about growing up! Activities for this book are on pages 45-48. The Happy Hippopotami by Bill Martin Jr., published by Voyager Books There are all kinds of hippopotami having a happy time. Activities for this book are on pages 55-58. All of the LastingLessons books and poems listed below are included in their entirety in this book: Paul the Penguin Goes to the Zoo. A LastingLessons reproducible booklet. Booklet is on pages 70-80. Activities are on pages 7-11. Giraffes Heads above the Rest. A LastingLessons reproducible poem. Poem is on page 51. Activities are on pages 49-54. Tickled Pink. A LastingLessons reproducible poem. Poem is on page 61. Activities are on pages 59-63. Earning Stripes. A LastingLessons reproducible poem. Poem is on page 66. Activities are on pages 64-67. Related Reading A list of other popular children s books and websites that relate to this unit is on page 68. Zoo bilee 2008 Barker Creek Publishing, Inc. www.barkercreek.com 5
Getting Ready To begin the Zoo bilee unit, read through it first. There are a wide variety of lessons offered. We suggest you spend three weeks teaching Zoo bilee. During the first week, teach all about the zoo with lessons from pages 12-22. For the next two weeks, the Zoodles of Zoo Animals. As you are teaching the Animal of the Day section, begin the Paul the Penguin Goes to the Zoo reproducible book. The animals that Paul visits at the zoo are some of the animals referenced in the Zoodles of Zoo Animals section, so the lessons go hand-in-hand. Be sure to check out the classroom management idea for Earning Stripes on pages 64-67. Have fun teaching the zoo! Children have a great interest in this topic. End your unit with a trip to the zoo, if possible. The Home Connection When you send letters to a child s home, you open the door of communication while sharing important information. Creative forms for letters to parents are supplied on pages 95 and 96. Use these for communicating the theme being studied, skills you will be covering, special activities (a field trip to the zoo) and to request any items or help that you might need. 6 Zoo bilee 2008 Barker Creek Publishing, Inc. www.barkercreek.com