Getting Wild

Everybody likes learning about and playing with wild animals.  Luckily we have plenty of resources at SLC to feed children's interests in animals.

The story of Elmer is one that many children recognize, and it is fun to watch children begin to understand humor through books.  The Bunnies got to make their own version of Elmer by first coloring a habitat and then decorating an elephant shape with colored paper.

Each Elmer looked different and really reflected the personality of its little creator.

It's so easy to link animals and literacy because in addition to jillions of animal books, there are jillions of animal songs.

The Bunnies loved singing and dramatizing the Five Little Monkeys with props.  I love that you can see little hands in motion in this picture. :)