Hang pictures of bones in the art center for children to see. Let them make their own x-rays by gluing tiny pieces of white paper onto black paper. Let children form large X's with craft sticks and small x's with toothpicks. Place several colors of short construction paper strips on the table and let children use them to form X's and glue them all over a paper X cutout. Bend your knees and squat, then straighten up to a standing position again.
Children glue y arn pieces on a y ellow paper Y cutout.
Children do z ucchini squash prints. Children play dress-up with only those clothes that have z ippers, or let them sort all the clothes in the housekeeping corner into those with and those without zippers. Children glue a z ipper on a paper Z cutout. If you do, and you love animals, you'll love this book, and the children will truly enjoy it too. However, it realizes how important Z really is.