Hi Friends…
For this skunk activity, you will need index cards (or small pieces of paper like the size of a sticky note), scissors, markers or crayons. Have fun making the game Don’t Get Skunked. : )
What is our theme? Backyard Animals: Skunks
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? Have you ever seen a skunk in your backyard? Have you ever smelled a skunk? Let’s learn some facts about skunks.
Skunk Facts:
*Skunks live in North & South America. They live both in the city and in the country.
*Skunks are mammals. They have black fur with a thin white stripe from their snout to their forehead. They have a white marking from their neck down their backs. Their tail is black and bushy with white hairs. They have short ears and black eyes.
*They eat both plants and meat. They eat fruit and plants, insects, birds eggs, mice and birds.
*They are nocturnal animals: they typically sleep during the day and are awake at night.
*A boy skunk is called a buck. A girl skunk is called a doe and a baby skunk is called a kit.
*Skunks have glands around their bottom that spray their stinky smell.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
Language & Literacy: Alphabet writing & recognition, number writing, colors, shapes, etc.
Math: number recognition
Social & Emotional: taking turns during game play.
Learning Outcomes: I hope that the children will know what a skunk looks like, eats and why it sprays.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Skunk Sprays Inquisitive Bear: https://youtu.be/sJ1eLJFQ14c
Book: Tanka Tanka Skunk: https://youtu.be/pKv3q1XysaA
NATURE | Is That Skunk? | Baby Skunks | PBS: https://youtu.be/vEcTVa6YjcQ
Materials:
Index cards
Markers/crayons
scissors
Activity (Procedure):
Game: Don’t Get Skunked
Making the game cards:
*hold the index card horizontal
*Fold the index card in half (so it is wide, not tall and narrow). Like you are making a book.
*cut the index card on the crease line
*on each index card you will write an alphabet letter (both the uppercase and lowercase letter on each card) ie. Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee, etc.
*You can also do one color on each card (either writing the color word or just drawing a circle and filling it in with that color).
*You can also write numbers 0-20
*Or words that you know how to spell (on each card)
Flip the cards face down (in a pile). Then shuffle them (so that they are all mixed up).
Ready to play the game: 2 people (or more)
One person will draw a card and hold it up for you to see. Can you identify the card (is it a letter, number, color, etc)? If you are correct you hold on to it. If you are wrong it goes in a separate pile. Then it is the next person’s turn.
At the end of the game: you count up to see who has the most cards in their pile. The person with the most cards is the Winner! :)
Activity Wrap Up:
What cards did you get “skunked” on? Just practice those ones more next time.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Talk about skunks. Do you ever see them in your yard? Have you ever seen them? Watch the 2 videos above (see links). Talk about what you saw in these videos. Are you afraid of skunks? Have you or anyone you know (pets also) ever been sprayed. What was that like for them? (Ms. Nancy has been sprayed before while running on a trail around a pond: Stinky! and oily-Yuck!).
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Book: Tanka Tanka Skunk (see link above).
Clap or drum out the beats (syllables) in your name, family members, etc.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you are playing this game with older siblings, make their deck of cards harder (topics they want to learn or review). If players are younger, you can do picture cards of animals or objects in your house.
For this skunk activity, you will need index cards (or small pieces of paper like the size of a sticky note), scissors, markers or crayons. Have fun making the game Don’t Get Skunked. : )
What is our theme? Backyard Animals: Skunks
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? Have you ever seen a skunk in your backyard? Have you ever smelled a skunk? Let’s learn some facts about skunks.
Skunk Facts:
*Skunks live in North & South America. They live both in the city and in the country.
*Skunks are mammals. They have black fur with a thin white stripe from their snout to their forehead. They have a white marking from their neck down their backs. Their tail is black and bushy with white hairs. They have short ears and black eyes.
*They eat both plants and meat. They eat fruit and plants, insects, birds eggs, mice and birds.
*They are nocturnal animals: they typically sleep during the day and are awake at night.
*A boy skunk is called a buck. A girl skunk is called a doe and a baby skunk is called a kit.
*Skunks have glands around their bottom that spray their stinky smell.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
Language & Literacy: Alphabet writing & recognition, number writing, colors, shapes, etc.
Math: number recognition
Social & Emotional: taking turns during game play.
Learning Outcomes: I hope that the children will know what a skunk looks like, eats and why it sprays.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Skunk Sprays Inquisitive Bear: https://youtu.be/sJ1eLJFQ14c
Book: Tanka Tanka Skunk: https://youtu.be/pKv3q1XysaA
NATURE | Is That Skunk? | Baby Skunks | PBS: https://youtu.be/vEcTVa6YjcQ
Materials:
Index cards
Markers/crayons
scissors
Activity (Procedure):
Game: Don’t Get Skunked
Making the game cards:
*hold the index card horizontal
*Fold the index card in half (so it is wide, not tall and narrow). Like you are making a book.
*cut the index card on the crease line
*on each index card you will write an alphabet letter (both the uppercase and lowercase letter on each card) ie. Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee, etc.
*You can also do one color on each card (either writing the color word or just drawing a circle and filling it in with that color).
*You can also write numbers 0-20
*Or words that you know how to spell (on each card)
Flip the cards face down (in a pile). Then shuffle them (so that they are all mixed up).
Ready to play the game: 2 people (or more)
One person will draw a card and hold it up for you to see. Can you identify the card (is it a letter, number, color, etc)? If you are correct you hold on to it. If you are wrong it goes in a separate pile. Then it is the next person’s turn.
At the end of the game: you count up to see who has the most cards in their pile. The person with the most cards is the Winner! :)
Activity Wrap Up:
What cards did you get “skunked” on? Just practice those ones more next time.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Talk about skunks. Do you ever see them in your yard? Have you ever seen them? Watch the 2 videos above (see links). Talk about what you saw in these videos. Are you afraid of skunks? Have you or anyone you know (pets also) ever been sprayed. What was that like for them? (Ms. Nancy has been sprayed before while running on a trail around a pond: Stinky! and oily-Yuck!).
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Book: Tanka Tanka Skunk (see link above).
Clap or drum out the beats (syllables) in your name, family members, etc.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you are playing this game with older siblings, make their deck of cards harder (topics they want to learn or review). If players are younger, you can do picture cards of animals or objects in your house.
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