Learning About Swamps
Read "Deep In The Swamp" identify different animals, and use a map
Month 5 · Activity 22 · Nature/Science
Instructions
- Read book “Deep in the Swamp” by Donna Bateman or Read/Listen here
- Make a list of eight different animals from the book with each animal on a separate index card: blue heron, rat snake, river otter, alligator, snapping turtle, damselfly, bullfrog, crayfish - Write and say aloud letters in each animal name repeating the name of the animal when all letters are written
- Child selects an index card and together read the animal name and find the selected animal in the book
Simplify
Open book to a page where one of the eight animals is shown. Ask the child to locate the animal and let the child point to the animal and say the name.
Extend
Look at a map of the United States and show the location of Okenfenokee Swamp Park in Waycross, Georgia. Click here for a map of Georgia with the location of Okenfenokee Swamp in the southern section of the state near Florida border
Click here for a 10-minute video showing the Okenfenokee Swamp.
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
If you lived in a swamp what would you do all day?
What is something that bugs you?
Materials
- Book “Deep in the Swamp” by Donna Bateman or Read/Listen here (use full screen and pause as needed)
- pencil
- eight index cards/paper
- map of USA (optional)
Activity Resources
Language Skills
Math & Science Skills
Problem Solving Skills
