K is for Kangaroo
Older Toddler Lesson Plan for week of October 28, 2007
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Teach your toddler a few facts
about kangaroos:
Kangaroos have big back legs
with long feet.
They move by hopping on their
back legs.
They eat grass.
Mommy kangaroos carry their
babies in a pouch.
A baby kangaroo is called a "joey."


Kangaroo Craft
Do this easy Kangaroo Paper Craft
by DLTK Kids.


Kangaroo Pouch
Tie a sweater or shirt around your
child's waist (arms of shirt tied
behind him to form a pouch in
fron). Place a small stuffed animal
or babydoll in the "pouch" and let
your child pretend to be a
kangaroo holding his "joey".


Kangaroo Hop
Practice hopping like a kangaroo.
Make a point to hop to all the
rooms of the house. (This is great
exercise too!) Sing this rhyme
while hopping (to the tune of Teddy
Bear, Teddy Bear):

"Kangaroo, kangaroo hop hop hop
Kangaroo, kangaroo please don't
stop."


Sack Race
Have a sack race by putting your
legs into a pillowcase and
hopping from one end of the room
to the next. Try to get your toddler to
do this without falling.

Zoo Fun
One, one, the zoo is lots of fun!
Two, two, see the kangaroo!
Three, three, see the chimpanzee!
Four, four, hear the lions roar!
Five, five, watch the seals dive!
Six, six, there's a monkey doing tricks!
Seven, seven, elephants eleven!
Eight, eight, a tiger and his mate!
Nine, nine, penguins in a line!
Ten, ten, I want to come again.


Jump, Jump Kangaroo!
Jump! Jump!
Kangaroo Joe!
Jump! Jump!
Come on, let's go!

Jump! Jump!
Up hill and down!
Jump! Jump!
Right into town!


Hoppity the Kangaroo
Hoppity was a kangaroo,
Like the one from London Zoo;
One day he jumped into a fog,
And bumped into a sausage dog.

"Goodness me!"said Heinz a - barking,"
This is not the time for parking."
Said Kangaroo, "The fog looks queer,
But now I have a good idea."

"Why don't you hop into my pouch?
It's as comfy as a couch."
"Thank you," said Heinz to Kangaroo,
"What a lovely thing to do."

Now when the fog had cleared away,
What do you think they had to say?
"Let's be friends and stay together."
And off they hopped for ever and ever.


Kangaroo
Old Jumpety-Bumpety-Hop-and
-Go-One
Was lying asleep on his side in the
sun.
This old kangaroo, he was whisking
the flies
(With his long glossy tail) from his ears
and his eyes.
Jumpety-Bumpety-Hop-and -Go-One
Was lying asleep on his side in the
sun.
Jumpety-Bumpety-Hop


Georgie Porgie
Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie,
kissed the girls and made them cry;
When the boys came out to play,
Georgie Porgie ran away.


Words:

"Kangaroo"

"Pouch"

"Hop"

Color: Blue

Numbers: 1 to 20

Shape: Triangle



Coloring Pages:

Coloring Page 1

Coloring Page 2

Coloring Page 3

Repeat Rules Often
Toddlers need rules that are
simple and repeated often. It
takes a while for toddlers to
learn and obey rules. Repeat
and explain rules often, but
keep the explanation simple.
Remember proper
implementation of rules
requires consistency.
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