Class Demonstration
Materials:
Place all the adult animals around the room. Tell the kids that we are going to play a game today. Put all the baby animals in front of the barn. Give each child, or group of children one of the baby animals. Tell them that they have to go on a hunt to find its mommy or daddy. After they have made a match and found the baby that matches the mommy or daddy then they can put both of them in the barn together. Discuss how they knew which baby went to which mommy or daddy?
- Adult farm toy animals or pictures
- Baby farm toy animals or pictures
- A big toy barn
Place all the adult animals around the room. Tell the kids that we are going to play a game today. Put all the baby animals in front of the barn. Give each child, or group of children one of the baby animals. Tell them that they have to go on a hunt to find its mommy or daddy. After they have made a match and found the baby that matches the mommy or daddy then they can put both of them in the barn together. Discuss how they knew which baby went to which mommy or daddy?
Group Activity
Materials:
Allow students some time to look through different animal mommy and baby pictures and books. Have them discuss how the babies are the same as their mommy/daddy and how they are different. Have each group pick out one animal that they like. By only looking at the baby have them create the mommy or daddy.
- Internet or books with access to pictures of different animals
- Paper and crayons
- Or modeling clay or play dough
Allow students some time to look through different animal mommy and baby pictures and books. Have them discuss how the babies are the same as their mommy/daddy and how they are different. Have each group pick out one animal that they like. By only looking at the baby have them create the mommy or daddy.
Recomended Book
"Mother and Baby Zoo Animals" by Caroline Arnold Photographed by, Richard Hewett
Effective Questions to use
Why do babies look like their Mom and Dads?
How can you tell what a mommy will look like by only looking at the baby?
If you had a baby what would your baby look like?
How can you tell what a mommy will look like by only looking at the baby?
If you had a baby what would your baby look like?