I will say that we are obsessed with Africa and all animals found on a Safari. But since we own likely no less than 200 different little plastic figures, I felt it was time to spend a little learning on, really, any other habitat.
That coupled with wanting to have some structured learning through play with our kinetic sand brought me to a lesson on the desert.
Luckily, we could partner up the Atlas, with the animal book (divvied up by habitat), and get a real conversation going. I will say that I had to pretend we were doing the African desert (we learned about the Sahara!) but we ended up using an awesome desert life bingo card that was really more like North American desert. Whatever. Maybe there are mule deers in the Sahara, right??? (No, the answer is no. But much was learned and we can sort out our full understanding of geography in elementary school...around 50 years before most Americans have mastered the topic.) Zahra could easily play along with this part by matching or animals to those on the bingo card.
Luckily, we could partner up the Atlas, with the animal book (divvied up by habitat), and get a real conversation going. I will say that I had to pretend we were doing the African desert (we learned about the Sahara!) but we ended up using an awesome desert life bingo card that was really more like North American desert. Whatever. Maybe there are mule deers in the Sahara, right??? (No, the answer is no. But much was learned and we can sort out our full understanding of geography in elementary school...around 50 years before most Americans have mastered the topic.) Zahra could easily play along with this part by matching or animals to those on the bingo card.
So cute and creative!!
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