~ Ideas for learning about Noah's Ark ~



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Activities



Board the Ark

[Large Motor]
Children crawl to a designated area, pretending to be any animal they choose, trying to find the ark. (This helps with cross lateral integration.)



Turtle Crawl

[Large Motor]
Pretend to be turtles crawling to the ark. The children carry their "shells" on their backs (towels), and try not to lose the shells!



Monkey Babies

[Large Motor]
Children walk around the circle on all fours pretending to be monkeys, carrying a "baby monkey" (bean bag) on their backs.



Coffee Filter Rainbows

[Art]
Decorate half of a coffee filter with washable markers. Then paint over it with water and watch the colors blend together to make beautiful rainbows.



Pocket Chart

[Literacy]
Make a pocket chart about Noah's Ark, which goes like this:
I looked in the ark,
And what did I see?
I saw [monkeys] looking back at me!
Add a picture of monkeys to the chart, and then change the word and picture to do different animals.



Noah's Ark Story

[Literacy]
Children use the Noah's Ark stamps to make a picture to illustrate they story. They retell the story by dictating a few sentences to a teacher.



Puzzles

[Fine Motor]
Put animal puzzles together.



One to One Correspondence

[Math]
The children stamp two of every kind of animal side-by-side on their paper (shaped like an ark) to practice one to one correspondence. This is an early math skill.



Number Flip Book

[Math]
Make a flip book with numbers 0-3 on the top flaps. Children lift the flap of each number and count as they stamp animals under each number flap.



Spatial Relationships/Directional Words

[Literacy, Math]
Children build an ark with small blocks, and use two small turtles to act out the story as it is described. Tell a simple story about the turtles and the ark using directional words (above, below, in front of, behind, over, under, bottom, top, in, out, etc.). The story could go something like this: "One day, two turtles climbed into the ark... When the rain stopped one turtle climbed on top of the ship, on the deck, to look out at the rainbow with Noah.", etc.



Float and Sink

[Science]
Children drop a ball of clay into a tub of water to see if it floats or sinks. Next, they form a boat from the clay and try to make a boat that will float. Last, they try putting mini animal toys in the boat to see how many the boat will hold without sinking.



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