This matching activity is an example of the kind of vocabulary-building exercise that you’ll find in All About Reading. Download a mother and baby animal matching worksheet which the children can use to demonstrate mastery of the concepts introduced in the lessons.
How Does This Activity Fit into an AAR lesson?
You can help your child build her vocabulary by reading and discussing the words together as she finds each match. Then help the baby animals find their mommas. Place each card in the appropriate “Mother” or “Baby” group. First have your child cut out the animal cards and the Mother and Baby labels. Match the Baby Animals with Their Mommas! This exposure will help build your child’s vocabulary, thereby increasing her reading comprehension. At the same time, your child will become familiar with names for baby animals that she may not have heard before. It would also work wonderfully as a fun activity to do at home on a rainy weekend or during a school holiday. It would be perfect for younger children to do as part of an activity all about common animals.
In this free downloadable activity, you and your child will match animal babies with their mommas. This fantastic baby farm animals matching activity gets children to match up pictures of mothers with their young. I was also delighted to learn that there are special names for many animal babies.ĭid you know that a baby platypus is called a puggle? Or that a baby grouse is called a cheeper? Such fun words! When I was growing up, I was always enchanted by the special bond between animal moms and their babies. In honor of moms everywhere, we have a special downloadable activity sheet today: “ Baby Animal Names!”