Category: Zoo Tour

Animal Classifications

We’re kicking off our Zoology unit my studying how Animals are classified. I’m using general resources from EasyPeasy’s Zoology page here,  the lapbook pages from Homeschool Share here and lots of activities and things I’ve found online.  I’ll link those were I can. Day 1 we focused on the...

The Chimpanzee

My favorite animal at the Oklahoma Zoo was the Chimpanzees.  They were amazing!  I liked that they fought with their siblings and they like to play with each other. One of them gave me a fist bump through the glass.  They are silly just like me!  The 7 year old...

Galápagos Tortoise

My favorite animal at the Oklahoma City Zoo was the Tortoise.  We got to watch them eat and meet their zoo keeper.  They are big and slow!  And have really big feet.  They don’t have any teeth so when they eat their food, they crunch down with their lips...

Zoo Tour Stop 1: Oklahoma City Zoo

The first stop on our Zoo Tour was the Oklahoma City Zoo.  We had a great time and the kids learned a ton!  I’ll let Zach analyze the zoo because that’s his area of expertise but as a mom and teacher, I really appreciated the zoo keepers.  They spent lots...