animal movement as a game

I recently found Wildlife Fun 4 Kids and am loving all the fun stuff over there.

The girls and I tried out the wildlife movement dice today. It was a big hit. I printed it out on cardstock and followed the directions on the site but then I switched up the pictures a bit. Using the internet I just printed some small sized photos of animals that my kiddos are familiar with. The original animals are great but I wanted to use more local animals instead.

Once the dice was set I simply explained to the girls what to do (roll the dice and then act out the movements and sounds of the animal that showed up on top) and we got busy being animals!

It was a lot of fun! Wish we would have made multiple dice so that we could do more animals.

Thanks Wildlife Fun 4 Kids!

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The Nitty Gritty!
To extend this activity you could add some reading.

• Can You Growl Like a Bear by John Butler
• Gallop! by Rufus Butler Seder
• Swing, Slither or Swim by Patricia M. Stockland
• Do Goldfish Gallop? by Michael Dahl

You could also extend this game for older kids by asking them to tell you one fact they know about the animal that they roll before they act out the movement. This could lead to great discussions and learning about the animals on the dice.

 

Comments

[Joyce @Dinosaurs And Octopuses]

This is definitely something my son and I would love to play. Thank you for sharing that site with me as well. I have something new to check out now! I'm sharing and pinning and stumbling. Haha.

[penny @ Wildlife Fun 4 Kids]

Thanks for linking Abbie. I feed very honoured that you like it. Your extra suggestions are amazing too!

[Jennifer]

I would like to send one of these dice in my cultural exchange boxes , it's rare to to find activities with australian animals or icons ...