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Zoo Theme Sensory Play

By Shaunna Evans 11 Comments · This content may contain affiliate links.

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Preschoolers are often fascinated by animals. Over the years we’ve shared a lot of animal theme activities to help you think of fun ideas for your little animal lovers. These zoo theme sensory play ideas are full of engaging ideas to engage kids in sensory exploration and help them learn about animals. Choose a zoo sensory bin to try soon!

Zoo Theme Sensory Play

Get a full week of zoo theme activities and printable lesson plans for Home Preschool or your Preschool Classroom.

Zoo Theme Sensory Play

Learn all about zoo animals with this fun Zoo Theme Week activity.

This easy Zoo Sensory Play activity is perfect for a zoo unit study.

If your kids love zoo animals, then they will love this fun Sensory Activity Zoo: Animal Textures sensory bin.

This fun Muddy Zoo Sensory Bin is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners. 

You only need four materials to make this easy Mini Zoo Theme Rice Sensory Bin.

This Zoo Animal Bath Sensory Play is such a simple activity that will be an instant hit with your kids.

These fun The Little Lamb themed activities go great with the book!

Make this fun Safari Small World Sensory Play activity to learn all about safari animals.

Learn all about zebras with this cool Sweeping a Zebra Enclosure.

If your kids love Put Me in the Zoo, they will love this ‘Put Me in the Zoo’ Sensory Bin.

Your kids will love this Montessori-Inspired Zoo Animal Unit if they love visiting the zoo!

If you have little ones who just can’t resist a taste test, try setting up an edible sensory bin with this taste-safe zoo theme small world idea.

Get a Full Week of Zoo Theme Learning and Play

Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we’ve provided different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.


This zoo theme pack includes editable lesson plans and hands-on activities for a week full of math, reading, & science learning activities about zoos and zoo animals.

Watch this short video to see just a few examples of the types of activities and printables included in this set:

This set includes active hands-on learning ideas and the following printables:

1) Feed the Monkey Counting Game
2) Lion Ten Frame Counting Mats
3) Zoo Animal Measurement, Sorting, and Patterning Pieces
4) Zoo Beginning Sound Sort
5) At the Zoo Emergent Reader (2 variations)
6) Zoo Animal Upper and Lowercase Animal Matching Puzzles
7) Zoo Animal Matching Puzzles
8) Zoo Animal Counting Cards
9) Zoo Roll and Graph Counting Game
10) Zoo Animal Word Building Mats

Get Your Lesson Plans

Home Preschool Zoo Theme Lesson Plans

Preschool Classroom Zoo Theme Lesson Plans

Zoo Theme Sensory Play. Create a fun zoo sensory bin for toddler and preschool zoo theme sensory play. Engaging way to learn about animals!
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  1. Sugar Aunts

    June 28, 2013 at 10:03 pm

    This is a great group of zoo bin! Love them 🙂 We are featuring your post tomorrow on Share It Saturday! Thanks for joining us 🙂
    Colleen at Sugar Aunts

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    • Shaunna

      June 30, 2013 at 8:37 pm

      Thank you for featuring this collection!

      Reply
  2. Ashley

    June 26, 2013 at 8:00 am

    Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library! I featured you!

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    • Shaunna

      June 26, 2013 at 7:55 pm

      Thanks for featuring this post!

      Reply
  3. Momma Jo

    June 24, 2013 at 2:28 am

    We L.O.V.E. Sensory boxes here 🙂 Thanks for sharing all these wonderful ideas!

    Your post has been selected to feature on this weeks Hearts of the Home Blog Hop on Monsters Ed. Congratulations!!! http://monstersed.wordpress.com/2013/06/27/hearts-for-the-home-blog-hop-5/

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    • Shaunna

      June 25, 2013 at 8:48 am

      I know what you mean! So many fun activities to do with sensory boxes!

      Reply
  4. Jaime “FSPDT” JJ

    June 18, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    Thanks so much for the feature!

    Reply
  5. Veens

    June 18, 2013 at 12:18 pm

    Love all these bins. I can see Aarya loving each one of them 🙂

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    • Shaunna

      June 22, 2013 at 8:09 am

      Aren’t they fun? I thought so, too!

      Reply
  6. Amy @ Wildflower Ramblings

    June 18, 2013 at 9:52 am

    Thanks for featuring my Lamb Sensory Bin, Shaunna!! Have a great week, Amy

    Reply
    • Shaunna

      June 22, 2013 at 8:10 am

      So glad to include it! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply

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