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Zoo Theme Units

These Zoo Theme Units are great for any classroom. Engage your students with these Zoo Theme Units. Members receive unlimited access to 49,000+ cross-curricular educational resources, including interactive activities, clipart, and abctools custom worksheet generators. These Zoo Theme Units are great for teachers, homeschoolers and parents.
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  • Center Sign: Zoo
  • Checklist: Zoo
    A list of typical zoo animals (camel, lion, etc.), with b/w pictures, for students to check off as they see them.
  • Word Wall: Zoo (pictures)
    From "alligator" to "zoo train." These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
  • Zoo (b/w) Rebus
    Use this 'Rebus: Zoo (b/w)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Rebus: Zoo (b/w)'. The color version of this rebus is available on our member site.
  • Zoo Animals (primary) Spelling
    Use this 'Spelling: Zoo Animals (primary)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Spelling: Zoo Animals (primary)'. Learn vocabulary with this fun zoo animal-themed set: a word search, word scramble, sentence writing, and more. From "alligator" to "zebra".
  • Spanish: Vocabulario - El zoo (primaria)
    Una actividad de vocabulario fácil para nivel primario sobre el zoo. An easy poem for primary level about the zoo.
  • Clip Art: Zoo Graphic B&W
    This Zoo Graphic B&W clipart is great to illustrate your teaching materials. As an abcteach member you have unlimited access to our 22,000+ clipart illustrations and can use them for commercial use. This Zoo Graphic B&W clipart is provided in jpeg format.
  • Clip Art: Zoo Graphic Color 1
    This Zoo Graphic Color 1 clipart is great to illustrate your teaching materials. As an abcteach member you have unlimited access to our 22,000+ clipart illustrations and can use them for commercial use. This Zoo Graphic Color 1 clipart is provided in jpeg format.
  • Clip Art: Zoo Graphic Color 2
    This Zoo Graphic Color 2 clipart is great to illustrate your teaching materials. As an abcteach member you have unlimited access to our 22,000+ clipart illustrations and can use them for commercial use. This Zoo Graphic Color 2 clipart is provided in jpeg format.
  • Calendar: Animal Theme ( 1-18)
    Pictures of an animal (monkey, bears, elephants, snails, koalas, tigers, turtles...) on each number.
  • Photograph: Zoo - Questions
    Photograph with questions to prompt speech and fluency.
  • PowerPoint: Presentation with Audio: A Visit to the Zoo (multi-age)
    A colorful and informative PowerPoint with audio. This presentation if full of facts about the zoo. Suitable for all ages. Contains 47 colorful slides.
  • Writing: Create a Promotional Flyer for a Zoo Facility (middle/high)
    Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. Creating a powerful, single-paged sales or informational flyer is a fast and affordable way to get information out to the public. This assignment encourages a deeper understanding of the zoo business. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings available in the Zoo Theme Unit.
  • Zoo Experiment Experience (middle/high)' Short Story
    Use this 'Short Story: Zoo Experiment Experience (middle/high)' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Short Story: Zoo Experiment Experience (middle/high)'. Fictional short story about a student science engineering project carried out at a zoo exhibit. Help students value planning and consider potential outcomes and consequences. Middle/High school level.
  • Writing: Personal Essay on Animal Behavior (middle/high)
    Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. Satisfy your curiosity and write your own ideas about an assigned topic. This activity helps students communicate their ideas, observations and opinions regarding animal behavior at the zoo. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings available in the Zoo Theme Unit.
  • Word Search: Zoo word search
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  • Writing Paper: The Zoo (Elementary)
    Wide-lined writing paper with the title "The Zoo" at the top and a cute illustration of children at the zoo in the lower-right corner.
  • Early Reader: Zoo
    "I like the zoo." Young readers can read about the zoo with this five-page easy reader booklet.
  • Color and Read: The Zoo
    "I like the zoo." A big picture to color over a very short reading comprehension about the zoo.
  • Word Search: Zoo
    From "bear" to "zoo". Vocabulary list and word search. Primary.
  • Word Search: Monkeys
    From "banana" to "zoo".
  • Word Search: Zoo
    Find the zoo-theme words from "bear" to "zoo" in this easy word search.
  • "The Trumpet of the Swan" Word Search
    Use this 'Word Search: "The Trumpet of the Swan"' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Word Search: "The Trumpet of the Swan"'. From "Boston" to "zoo". Goes with "The Trumpet of the Swan" by E.B. White.
  • Report Form: Field Trip - Zoo (preschool)
    Easy form for younger students
  • Word Search: Zoo
    From "baboon" to "walrus".
  • Fiction: The Lion (primary)
    "I went to the zoo today. I saw Larry the Lion." Very easy and short reading comprehension.
  • Fiction: A Day at the Zoo (primary)
    Mom takes the kids to the zoo for a great day. A nice story with skill-building "sequencing" questions.
  • Game: Find Someone Who... Survey Interests (multi-age)

    "All About Me" This fun 15 question game ("Find someone who has been to the zoo this year" etc) is a great getting-to-know-you game-- even for people who think they know each other!

  • Skill Map: City Zoo (B/W)
    Practice map skills with this map of a fictional city zoo.
  • Skill Map: Picture Map -Zoo (color)
    Perfect picture map to teach map skills. Great for transparencies.
  • The Zoo Rebus
    A rebus story followed by comprehension questions. Good for primary or early readers.
  • Poster: Zz - Manuscript (ZB-Style Font)
    Beautiful color picture to go with printed ZB-Style Font letters (Z is for zoo).
  • Fact Cards: Zoo Animals
    Six pages of facts about zoo animals, illustrated with color photos.
  • Unit: Zoo (primary) Writing Prompts
    Students use their five senses (and their imaginations) and pretend to explore a zoo- what would they see? hear? taste? What does a zoologist do? Includes a word search, short report forms, and much more.
  • Book: The Class Trip (primary)
    Enhances comprehension and vocabulary skills for the book about a field trip to the zoo, by Grace Maccarone.
  • Zoo Animals Picture Graph
    This Zoo Animals Picture Graph is perfect to practice graphing skills. Your elementary grade students will love this Zoo Animals Picture Graph. Students practice reading basic graphs with this zoo-themed worksheet.
  • Zany Zoo Map Skills
    This Zany Zoo Map Skills is perfect to practice map skills. Your elementary grade students will love this Zany Zoo Map Skills. Good practice for giving directions, reading grid maps, and understanding legends.
  • Zoo Animals Word Search
    Use this 'Word Search: Zoo Animals' printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Your students will love this 'Word Search: Zoo Animals'. Find the zoo animals, from "bear" to "zebra" in this elephant-shaped word search.
  • Community Helpers: The Tools of a Zookeeper (primary)
    Introduce the children to a community helper and the way that person helps the community. Sort a variety of pictures to match each occupation. (Use alone or with other Community Helpers in this series)
  • French: Le zoo
    Picture story about going to the zoo, with activities. Phrases illustrées au sujet d'une visite au zoo, avec activités.