Wee Steamers: Little Joey
Sheila Kerwin shares the poem, “Little Joey,” and interviews Mama Kangaroo and her pocket baby in this engaging educational video. Little learners will discover lots of fun facts about these amazing marsupials! Teaching resources available for free download.
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CATEGORY:Science |
GRADE LEVEL:Early Childhood |
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A Moveable Kangaroo
Help your budding artists create a moveable kangaroo! Children will likely need adult help, but will enjoy being your partner in this endeavor. Brads may be substituted for split pins. Children will also expand fine motor skills, concepts in veterinary science, math (part-whole relationships) and engineering (use of tools). TwinklSplitPinKangaroo
Jump Like a Kangaroo!
Tap into your mini athletes’ love for gross motor activity with a dramatization of kangaroo hops, and build concepts in veterinary science, technology (measuring tools), and math (estimation, length, comparison) at the same time! Encourage children to crouch, keep their knees together, hold arms in from of them, bent at the elbow and wrist, and jump as far as they can. Measure and document the length of their jumps with informal tools, such as unit blocks, or formal tools, like a measuring tape. Photo: Pinterestgstboces
Kangaroo Search
Support your mini veterinarians’ understanding of kangaroo habitats with the "Kangaroo Tong Treasure Hunt Activity!" This fully engaging activity encourages exploration of concepts in veterinary science, math (distance, number), technology (tools/tongs), and critical thinking (strategizing to find hidden kangaroos). Instructions: EmpoweredEd-Kangaroo
*Kangaroo Game Pieces: Fantara-WildLifeSet
"Help Joey Find His Mama" Maze
Recreate the maze as shown, then provide your child with *Kangaroo Game Pieces. Help your budding engineers build skills in math (estimation), physical knowledge /science (spatial relationships), and eye-hand coordination as they work their way through a simple maze to reunite baby and mother kangaroo.
Kangaroo Race Board Game
Use this photo image as a template and recreate your own version of the Kangaroo Race Maze. Then let the learning fun begin! Expand your little mathematicians’ concepts of number, sequence, comparison, and estimation as they race each other’s *Kangaroo Game Pieces to the finish line! Up to 4 players can play. Use a single die for players to roll, and advance the corresponding number of spaces.
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"Mother Jill & Joey" Craft /Costume
Hippity, hop! Doodle Lou's craft / costume is a great way to keep children entertained and engaged as they learn about kangaroos. Click the CRAFT tab to download our free template.
