Baby Animals
(Sung to "The Mulberry Bush")
Oh, if I were a baby snake
Baby snake, baby snake
If I were a baby snake
I'd slither around the desert
Other verses:
Moose – run around the forest
Goat – climb around the mountains
Fish – swim around the ocean
Adult Animal Names
Show your child pictures of animals and their babies in a book, magazine or video. Explain that sometimes baby animals have different names than their moms and dads. Talk about the names of the animals such as kangaroo & joey, chicken & chick, dog & puppy, cow & calf, etc. Let your child ask questions. Try to keep the conversation going back and forth 5 times.
Favorite Baby Animal
Ask your child to draw their favorite baby animal and then draw it using crayons, markers, fingerpaint, etc. Ask them to tell you about this baby - where it lives, what does it eat, and so on. Ask your child to write the animals name on the picture.
Baby Animal Play
Give children a large sturdy box to use as a barn. Let children pretend to be baby calves, lambs, chicks, kittens, piglets, and more!
Look for more great books on baby animals in our catalog.
