Engaging Activity

This article presents an engaging, and fun way, to introduce young learners to the basic needs of animals. Utilizing a game, students learn about food, predation, water, and shelter while t... See More

This article presents an engaging, and fun way, to introduce young learners to the basic needs of animals. Utilizing a game, students learn about food, predation, water, and shelter while they role play as squirrels, rabbits, and foxes. This is a great activity to engage young students in learning about animals. This activity would also work well for informal education settings.

Aniaml Role-Play

This article makes an interesting point…role-playing has educational benefits when used in the classroom. The article describes in detail a role-playing game developed by the Toledo Zoo. I... See More

This article makes an interesting point…role-playing has educational benefits when used in the classroom. The article describes in detail a role-playing game developed by the Toledo Zoo. It has many aspects and helps students learn about specific animals and how they live. The one drawback that the reviewer sees is that the game is materials intensive!!!

Aniaml Role-Play

This article makes an interesting point…role-playing has educational benefits when used in the classroom. The article describes in detail a role-playing game developed by the Toledo Zoo. I... See More

This article makes an interesting point…role-playing has educational benefits when used in the classroom. The article describes in detail a role-playing game developed by the Toledo Zoo. It has many aspects and helps students learn about specific animals and how they live. The one drawback that the reviewer sees is that the game is materials intensive!!!