Enjoy this daycare lesson plan all about tigers. This tiger lesson plan works well in conjunction with a preschool unit with a theme about zoo animals.
Basic Lion Facts
Here are some basic facts about lions to share with children:
- Tigers are feline mammals.
- Tigers are found in grasslands, swamps and tropical forests.
- Tigers are carnivores who prey on all types of animals like wild deer, cattle and pigs
- Siberian Tigers are grow to 13 feet long and up to 700 pounds
- Tigers are tawny with black stripes
- A baby tiger is called a cub.
Preschool Paper Plate Lion Craft
Create this cute paper plate tiger with children:
Materials:
Paper plate
Orange paint
Paint brush
Black permanent marker
Construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Wool
Paint a paper plate orange. Once this has dried, draw black stripes on the paper plate with a black permanent marker. Draw and cut out eyes and a nose from construction paper and glue them on to create the tiger's face. Glue small pieces of wool in the shape of a mouth. Allow to dry completely.
Preschool Tiger Songs
Teach the children the song “I’m a Little Tiger”* to the Tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”.
I'm a Little Tiger
To the tune of “I'm a Little Teapot”
I'm a little tigerin the jungle.
Here are my stripes.
Here is my tail.
When I get excited you will see
Just how loud that I can growl.
Teach the children the finger play “Five Tigers”*:
Five Tigers
Five little tigers went out to play
Through the jungle and far away
Mother Tiger said “GRRrr”
Four little tigers came running back.
Four little tigers went out to play…
Three little tigers went out to play…
Two little tigers went out to play…
One little tiger went out to play…
*Tiger songs taken from A to Z Teacher Stuff.
Preschool Books about Tigers
Here are some fun books about tigers to share with the class:
Amazing Tigers! by Sarah L. Thomson [Harper Collins, 2005]
Tiger-Tiger, Is It True? Four Questions to Make You Smile Again by Byron Katie and Hans Wilhelm [Hay House, 2009]
The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr [Candlewick, 2009]
Have You Ever Tickled a Tiger? by Betsy E. Snyder [Random House, 2009]
Read to Tiger by S. J. Fore and R.W. Alley [Viking Juvenile, 2010]
National Geographic Readers: Tigers by Laura Marsh [National Geographic, 2012]
Optionally preschool teachers may add writing and literacy activities as well as a math or dramatic play activity to the lesson plan. Lesson plans that teach basic concepts should be simple and fun and engage children in developmentally appropriate activities.
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