Objective: To learn about reptiles
Message: Reptiles are animals that have dry skin and scales. Reptiles lay eggs. Alligators, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, turtles, and tortoises are reptiles.
Book(s):
- Tortoise, Tree Snake, Gator, and Sea Snake: What Is a Reptile? by Brian P. Cleary
- What’s a Reptile? by Anna Kaspar
- What Makes a Reptile? by Lynn M. Stone
- What Is a Reptile by Bobbie Kalman
- Reptile Babies by Catherine Veitch
Music: “Have You Ever Seen a Lizard”
(Tune: “Have You Ever Seen a Lassie”)
Have you ever seen a lizard, a lizard, a lizard?
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in green?
With green eyes and green nose,
And green legs and green toes.
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in green?
Repeat using different colors.
Fine Motor Skills:
- Science page 8 (Optional: Color the pictures after completing the activity.)
- Reptile Worksheet (http://www.education.com/files/87201_87300/87255/critter-classification-reptiles.pdf)
- Snake Color-by-Numbers Printable (http://www.themes4fun.com/reptiles_theme/free_worksheets/colorful_snake2_worksheet.html)
Craft/Activity: Pony Bead Snake Craft
Materials
- Pipe cleaner
- Pony beads
Directions
- Twist one end of the pipe cleaner.
- Thread the pony beads onto the pipe cleaner.
- Twist the other end of the pipe cleaner.
Craft/Activity 2: Paper Plate Lizard (http://www.kids-funtastic-learning.com/paper-plate-lizard.html)
Materials
- Paper plate
- Toilet paper roll
- Green and yellow paint
- Red construction paper
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Glue
Directions
- Cut the toilet paper roll into two one-inch sections.
- Paint the bottom of the paper plate and the toilet paper roll sections green.
- Paint the top of the paper plate yellow.
- Fold the paper plate in half.
- Glue the toilet paper rolls on top of the paper plate to form eyes.
- Cut a wiggly tongue from the red construction paper.
- Glue the red tongue in the middle of the bottom of the inside of the fold paper plate.
References
DK Workbooks: Science, Pre-K. 2014. DK Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4654-1726-8
Image Credits
Reptile Preschool Activities © 2015 Heather Johnson