Vocabulary
Gorilla
Elephant
Lion
Giraffe
Key
MoonSentence practice
Good night, ___.
- Good night, gorilla.
- Good night, lion.
- Good night, giraffe.
Before reading
- Look at the cover. What do you see?
- What animals live at the zoo?
- Where do zoo animals sleep?
After reading
- What did the gorilla take?
- Who followed the zookeeper home?
- Where did the animals sleep?
How to teach it
- Open the PowerPoint. Ask the "before reading" questions and teach the new words with the flashcards.
- Hand out one flashcard per child. Read the book aloud. Children hold up their card when they hear their word.
- Practise the sentence pattern together, then play the picture game in the slides.
- Ask the "after reading" questions.
- Finish with the printable project: Put the Animals to Bed.
Book not included. These lessons are SimpsonESL originals and aren't affiliated with the author or publisher.