Students will learn to recognize the names of the other children and the animals. Print out the labeled pictures for each child's journal. Children draw or trace animal, or cut out magazine pictures. Cut out and glue picture to craft stick. Write the letter for the beginning sound on the back of picture.
Children sit in a circle in alphabetical order.
If no one has a pictures for the letter, someone can say the name of an animal that starts with that letter. If two students have animals for the same letter, they both stand and give the name of their animal. Add pictures throughout the week as you work on the unit. After reading books, looking at pictures and watching videos about the different animal groups, students make a booklet. The title of the booklet will be Animal Groups.