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Leopard Theme Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities, Crafts and Stories
Young children will have fun with engaging activities and a craft about the leopard. During the process many skills and educational themes can be addressed. Other printable support materials and links to related activities are provided. Let's get started.
Activities: Learning about the Leopard > Endangered
1. Science and social studies objectives:
- Define and understand the terms:
- extinct: to die out, there aren't any left alive.
- endangered species: when an animal or plant species is in danger of becoming extinct. - Identify ways people help protect these living things so that they are not endangered or become extinct.
- Identifying an endangered animal: the leopard.
- Identifying at least one endangered animal in your geographical area, country or region. Learn a few facts about this animal.
- Ask the children if they have ever seen a real a and discuss comments.
- What do they know about leopards.
- Do they have a favorite leopard story, TV or movie character.
2. Discuss some simple facts about leopard:
- The leopard is large mammal closely related to lions, tigers and jaguars.
- Leopards live in Southern Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The leopard is endangered in Africa and Asia. Leopards are carnivores.
- The leopard's coat is cream yellow in the belly, and orange brown on its back. The eyes are golden-green. The spots are described as rosettes.
- Leopards with very dark fur are called black leopards or black panthers.
- Online resources > Leopard @ Wikipedia.org
National Geographic Kids > leopard, snow leopard
Activity: Letter L is for Leopard alphabet lesson plan printable activities
Children will enjoy this fun image. Skills: Problem solving, bilingual English and Spanish The default puzzle is 6 pieces. Click on the change cut button to change shape and number of pieces.
Activity: Leopard
L. Alphabet Buddy Craft @ dltk-teach.com
All
you need is a printer, paper or construction paper, glue stick,
scissors and something to color with.
- Before
craft assembly conduct some of the learning activities suggested
for the craft which may include: identify colors, number and count the craft templates.
- Skills developed during craft assembly: Scissor cutting and coloring are precursors to handwriting, problem solving, fine motor skills.
Activity: Aesop Fable > The Fox and the Leopard
Activity: Online Story Video > Brian the Leopard
