Objectives:
- Identify animals based on characteristics
- Respond in language and movement
Setting:
Sit in your chair or on rug. (For variation, students stand in front of chairs or
in an open area.)
Activity:
This song has phrases that describe different animals. If you know the animal,
call out the answer.
Part 1
Chorus:
Deep in the jungle or down by the sea
Playing in the grass or hanging in a tree
Down in the ground or high in the air
There are animals everywhere
My trunk is long and my skin is gray
I hang in a cave and I sleep in the day
I have a coat that's woolly and white
I crow loudly at day's first light
I slide through the grass; I'm long and thin
I have horns on my head and hair on my chin
The farmer feeds me and gathers my eggs
My neck is long and so are my legs
I have powerful jaws and a rough, tough hide
There's a pouch on my stomach where baby can ride
I scamper through the house and nibble on cheese
With my long arms I swing through the trees
Repeat Chorus
Part 2
Repeat Chorus
I can gallop very fast with a saddle on my back
I have webbed feet and I say "quack quack"
I have eight arms and I swim in the sea
I'm a playful pet that can climb up a tree
I have large, round eyes and I say "Whoo-hooo"
I'm white and black and I chew bamboo
My feathers make a fan when I spread my tail
My house is my shell and I'm bigger than a snail
I'm a big, bold cat with a black striped coat
I'm a fish-like mammal that can swim and float
You can put me on a leash and take me for a walk
I'm a colorful bird that can learn to talk
Repeat Chorus
Answers:
Part 1: Elephant, bat, sheep, rooster, snake, goat, chicken, giraffe, alligator or
crocodile, kangaroo, mouse, monkey.
Part 2: Horse, duck, octopus, cat, owl, panda bear, peacock, turtle, tiger,
whale or dolphin or porpoise, dog, parrot.
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