We’re Going on Safari

Materials

1. The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari by Lauren Turnowski (ed.)
2. large sheet of paper
3. marker

Instructions

1. Read the book The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari to the children.
2. As you read the book make a list of the different locations covered (desert, swamp, and so on).
3. Ask the children to recall what animals were found in each location and write the correct animals next to each location.
4. Assist the children in writing a chant similar to "Going on a Bear Hunt" where they go through the different safari locations and run into the animals. The children can create the hand movements and the ending to the chant.
5. As you repeat the chant throughout the safari theme, ask different children to create different endings to the chant.