Nocturnal/Nighttime Animals Theme

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Nocturnal animals are more active at night.

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Dramatic Play: "Let's pretend we are different noctural animals.  What sound does a cat; lion; owl, etc.  ... make (for everything but the bat and spider)?    Now, crawl, move, ... like a ..."

Craft: Make a mask of these animals (see the below links).  (I'm going to do the one located at Kids Corner - Bat Mask which has a cute face on it.   I put it on black contruction paper.  I made it into a headband so it wouldn't fall off with the yarn.  Pretend to be that animal and walk around the room making the sound of the animal.)

Letter Book: You can make a "Nocturnal Animal" or "Animals that are out at Night" page with your favorite animals using coloring pages.  Put them on black construction paper.

Night Animal Sound Game
Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals @ EnchantedLearning Including facts about various animals and a calendar.

Bats
Bobcats, Cats, Lions, Tigers
Fox
Hyena
Lions
Spiders (Some are nocturnal.)

Nocturnal Birds
There are 300 species of nocturnal birds.  Some include: owls, kiwi, frogmouth, oilbird, nightjar, and kakapo parrot.

Owl
Most owls are nocturnal.  Also, some are diurnal (active during the day). These include the Burrowing Owl and Snowy Owl.

Books

Owl puppet pattern This pattern can be enlarged and glued on a paper bag for a Owl Paper Bag Puppet

Owl Coloring Page @ TPW and hear a Barred Owl

abcteach.com - Owl Theme Unit
AFUNK: Owl Coloring Book
Copy Cat: Owl Balloon
CyberSleuth Kids: Owl Coloring Page
Ideas for Owl Babies Including books, ideas, and more
Owl Coloring Page @ Preschool Coloring Book
Rainbow Crow: Fun & Games Owl coloring page
Zoomboomafoo: Moonface the Barn Owl Mask

Online Owl Activities
Jigsaw Puzzle: Owl (easy)
Owl Babies @ Goodnight Stories


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