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. 1.Which animal surprised you the most?
  2. 2.Which animal would you want as a pet?
  3. 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. 1

    Gather what you need: pencil. Nothing else required.

  2. 2

    Head outside and see how many you can find: Striped animal, Spotted animal, Swimming animal, Climbing animal.

  3. 3

    Talk about what you are seeing. Start with "Which animal surprised you the most?"

  4. 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.

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