Today we are going on a virtual whole school trip to Edinburgh Zoo!
Start your day with this great zoo story, DEAR ZOO, read by author Rod Campbell.
9:00 – Bus: First of all we will need to get the bus to the zoo – can you sing a song? This song has special actions called Makaton, can you join in? THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
9.15 – Entering the park and planning our route: Can you make a ticket to go into the zoo? It needs to say ‘ZOO’ on it!
10:00 – Pandas: It’s time to go and see the pandas! Here is the live PANDA CAM from the zoo, if Yang Guang the panda isn’t there just now you can also watch him here.
10.30 – Snack: It’s time for snack, remember to wash your hands first then enjoy your snack.
10.45 – Penguins: Now it is time to go and see the penguins! The zoo has two types of penguins You can see them here PENGUIN CAM and ROCKHOPPER PENGUIN CAM.
11.15 – Tigers and Lions: Up next are the Lions and Tigers which you can watch here – TIGER CAM and LION CAM. Sometimes the animals can be shy, but sometimes they can be seen really close up, look at this video from a different day at the zoo!
12.00 – Lunch: It’s time for lunch! I’m going to have a cheese sandwich an apple and a packet of crisps as a treat!
12.45 – Koala Bears: You can see our last animal for today here – KOALA CAM. The Koala can be very sleepy, and sometimes hides in the trees. This morning he ran across the floor so I hope we spot him again now too!
1.15 – Your favourite animal and Highlights: It’s nearly time to go home. Why not check back on the animals you have seen today and see if they are doing anything different? Sometimes visiting at different times of day means you see different things. This VLOG shows lots of things from the zoo. Which animal was your favourite? Can you draw us a picture?
It’s time to leave the zoo now. If you enjoyed the story this morning, you can listen to Justin reading it here as tonight’s bedtime story! He uses Makaton just like us on the bus this morning too!
Hello all, please feel free to join us today as we go on a virtual trip to the zoo!
You should already have access to Zoo trip guide for today so feel free to join at your leisure and to add comments on this post as you work through our tour.
This post will be updated at the times for each stop, so we will begin at 9 a.m.
Alternatively, you may wish to follow along on Twitter so please check in via the Primary 2 class Twitter account.
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It’s 9 a.m. so let’s get on the bus! Can you share some of your favourite music with us? Take 10 mins to have a sing and dance!
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9:15
Before we set off, it costs money to enter the zoo. We are having a virtual tour which is free. We need to know where we are going! We are visiting: the pandas, penguins, the tigers and lions and the koalas. You will also get to visit some other animals today but do join us on our tour!
Here’s a link to the some maps for the zoo: https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/plan-your-visit/day-planner/maps-and-guides/
Here’s another video of tigers and of lion cubs so you can definitely see some animals if the Edinburgh ones are sleeping.
Post any fun facts you’ve learned!
Can you find out 3 things tigers love to eat? What about lions?
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12:00
We stop now for lunch. Please join us again at 12.45!
You might want to look at some of the extra activities available on your class blogs such as the Zoo Grid or you might want to share more music and songs with us!
Please do feel free to comment below.
Please comment on what you watched and why and if you looked at animals or creatures not on this this!
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We are now on our last activity of the day!
Comment on your class blog or Twitter to share what has been your highlight of the day!
Even if you are touring at your own pace or at a different time, we would love to hear what you have to say.
Don’t forget to send in any work to your teacher that you want to share for our MEGA WOW Wednesday!
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Here are some activities that you can do this week:
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