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In this game, you match animal mothers to their babies. Here's how to play with a group:
See the Extensions at the end of this lesson for variations on the game.
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In this Read-Along lesson, Amy notices that baby animals look a lot like the adults in their families—and then discovers that she does, too! The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by acting like farm animals. You can extend the lesson with the optional activity, Matchup Game, where students work together to match pictures of animals with their babies.
Preview optional activity| Baby Animal Cards (Color) printout | 1 per student |
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Baby Animal Cards (Grayscale) printout
Alternatively, you can print our Color version. |
1 per 6 students |
| Parent Animal Cards (Color) printout | 1 per student |
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Parent Animal Cards (Grayscale) printout
Alternatively, you can print our Color version. |
1 per class |
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Envelopes
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1 envelope per student |
Print enough picture cards so that each student can have a parent animal or a baby animal. We suggest printing one copy of the parent animal cards and enough baby animals for the rest of the class since many babies can group with the same parent. If you have 30 students, you’ll need all 6 parent animal pictures and 24 assorted baby animal pictures. For homeschool or small classes, print out one of copy of each page, cut out the cards, and have students match mothers and babies. Cut out the pictures and put each one in its own envelope to distribute to your students.
Student slideshow: English | Spanish
Teacher printout: English & Spanish
Baby Animal Matchup Game (variations)
For homeschool or small classes, print out one of copy of each page, cut out the cards, and have students match mothers and babies.
Have students try to find their match by acting out their animals. (No talking or showing others the picture of their animal.)
Have a discussion about the sounds that different animals make. Then have students try to find their match by making the animal's sound. (Don't forget — babies and parents may not make the same sound!) .
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