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Do you ever get the urge to be creative? I know some people are just creative all the time, but I like to think that I’m a healthy mix of practical and creative. Unfortunately, the creative side doesn’t get as much face time as I would like. The result is that every once in a while, I get the ‘creativity bug’ and I go on a major binge. I’ll stay up late painting a mural, spend all afternoon knitting a hat, or find a new Pinterest project to occupy my weekend. A lot of these projects sit unfinished (shhh… let’s not talk about that…)<\/p>\n

Well this weekend, I just felt like drawing. I love to draw. So I sat down and started drawing zoo animals. (I really desperately can’t wait to have my own kids so I can decorate their nursery!) Well after a while, I had a pretty great collection going! I made 25 total. Here are some samples, and some ideas of how I would use this in an elementary classroom, if I had one. These would be some really fun activities to do before a field trip to the zoo!<\/p>\n

Zoo Animals<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Camel<\/a>In Art, explore different art materials to create texture and shading.
\nOr, create a cool graphic design!<\/p>\n

\"Lion<\/a><\/p>\n

In Science, label the parts of the animal. Draw the animals habitat.
\nWrite details in or around the animal about the lifestyle and eating habits.\u00a0\"Hippo<\/p>\n

In Language Arts, write a story or poem inside or around the animal.
\nUse the animal as an illustration in your own book.
\nDo a research project on the animal and use the printable as a note-taking sheet.<\/p>\n

For Math, take a poll to see which animal is the class favorite. Use the animal printouts to make a giant bar graph. Use multiple printouts to represent proportions and ratios (ex. 1 lion to ever 5 elephants).<\/p>\n

For Social Studies, research the current topics around an animal. Is it frequently in the news? Being used to help society in some way? Endangered? Create a large mural with several habitats, and allow students to place each animal correctly.<\/p>\n

In Foreign Language, use the printables as posters with the target words (ex: name of animal).<\/p>\n

For your classroom, determine each student’s favorite animal, write his\/her name on the animal, and place it on the desk as a name plate.<\/p>\n

There are TONS of ideas! I’d love to hear your ideas in the comments section. If you’d like to download the Zoo Animals printable templates, click here!<\/a> Thanks, and Happy Teaching!<\/p>\n

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