Animals of Australia

  KANGAROO                    DINGO

  EMU                        KOALA

               TAS                 WALLABY

Kangaroo Hop Activity

Goal:

  • To Enhance Gross Motor Skills
  • To learn that a Kangaroo is a marsupial which carries her babies in a pouch

Supplies:

  • Scarves for each child
  • Doll or Stuffed animal for each child

Toddler

Procedure:

  • Tie the scarf around child's waist and stick the stuffed animal or doll in the scarf.
  • Have children hop around on both feet kangaroo style.

Preschool

Supplies:

  • Scarves
  • Stuffed animals or dolls

Procedure:

  • 1. Same as above
  • 2. You can set up standing broad jump area.  Have each child start from a line and jump out one time. Mark where the child lands.  Measure the distance the child jumps with a measuring tape.

Song

  • D-I-N-G-O
  • Use the same melody as B-I-N-G-O

There was a dog in Australia and DINGO was his name-o.
D-I-N-G-O, D-I-N-G-O, D-I-N-G-O and DINGO was his name-o.

Music and lyrics for Waltzing Matilda

Camping Activity

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