Zoo Animal Bingo
About 90 minutes, outside, for ages 5 to 7.
Where it works
Works in any outdoor space
Who it's for
ages 5 to 7
Try this adventure now:
- Striped animal
- Spotted animal
- Swimming animal
- Climbing animal
- Animal bigger than you
- Animal smaller than a cat
- Sleeping animal
Today's Challenge
- 1.Which animal surprised you the most?
- 2.Which animal would you want as a pet?
- 3.What was the loudest animal you saw?
Quick Start: What you need
- 1pencil
The Goal
A bingo card built for spotting animal behaviors and traits at any zoo.
How to start
- 1
Gather what you need: pencil. Nothing else required.
- 2
Head outside and see how many you can find: Striped animal, Spotted animal, Swimming animal, Climbing animal.
- 3
Talk about what you are seeing. Start with "Which animal surprised you the most?"
- 4
Print the worksheet to check things off as you find them, and keep it afterwards.
Draw Your Favorite
Draw the animal you enjoyed watching the most below.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
If you want to push it further
- Copy the way one animal moves
- Watch one animal for a full minute without looking away
Print it and go
The worksheet has the checklist, the prompts, and a space to draw in. One page, ready for a bag or a glovebox.