It's mine!
It’s mine! by Rod Campbell is perfect for teaching vocabulary for zoo animals, body parts, sentences with ‘can’ and useful phrases, especially ‘It’s mine!’ The colourful pages are very engaging and kids love playing detective to discover what the next animal will be.
See reviews and purchase options here or watch the storytelling videos.
Kids Club English Resources
Dear Zoo Flap book
€1.50
This Dear Zoo flap book includes different templates so you can either print, make and play or include a cutting and pasting stage. Perfect for story re-telling and consolidating key language from the story.
Zoo Animals Activity Pack
6.20€
10 different resources plus flashcards and game cards sets to practise language on the topic of zoo animals. All resources are the perfect complement to Dear Zoo and It’s Mine! by Rod Campbell.
From Head to Toe – Activity Pack
6.20€
Crafts, worksheets, activities, flashcards and game cards to complement From Head to Toe by Eric Carle. Practise body parts, animals and action vocabulary. There are a variety of templates to choose from to suit age, level and target language and skills.
Monkey Puzzle Simplified Storytelling Script
FREE
Use this free Monkey Puzzle Simplified Storytelling Script to easily adapt the story for ESL / EFL learners. Use it for storytime or to prepare a performance.
From Head to Toe Cut and Paste Sequencing
FREE
From Head to Toe Sequencing worksheets include colour or black and white cut and paste activities to practise animal, body and action language.
Monkey Puzzle Simplified Powerpoint Story
FREE
A simplified and adapted version of the Monkey Puzzle story for ESL / EFL kids to aid language acquisition and learning English.
Monkey Puzzle Activity Pack
6.20€
Monkey Puzzle Activity Pack contains 328 pages of differentiated crafts, worksheets, games and other teaching resources to help kids learn with the story.
From Head to Toe – Hidden Actions Game
FREE
A simple and effective game to practise body, actions and animal vocabulary.
Storytelling videos
Animal Body Parts Rap
Follow the link to a great animal body parts song on YouTube.
Wild Animal Body Parts Flashcards video
Zoo songs
Digital Zoo Animal Games
Play these zoo games directly on mobile, tablet, computer or interactive whiteboard. Pause the timer by clicking on the time in the top right corner.
It's Mine! - What's in the box?
In each box there is an animal from It’s Mine! Can the children guess the animal before they open the box?!
Flip Tiles
This game is great for teaching then practising the animal vocabulary. See some ideas below.
- Memory challenge – Tap the settings icon in the bottom left hand corner. Click ‘Show all tile backs’. Reveal the animals one by one, getting the children to repeat and do actions each time. Alternatively, get the children to choose the leaves to flip over. After they are all revealed, flip them back. Can they remember what is where?!
- What’s Missing? – Get the children to turn around. Press ‘eliminate’ on one of the tiles. Can they identify what’s missing?
