Why not go on a walk to spot how many animals you can find:

Why not try and pretend to be that animal - wiggle around like a worm; pant like a dog, flap arms like a chicken, etc.
Play a game of animal charades
What noises do the animals make? Can everyone guess the animal from the noise you make?
Get creative and make play dough or plasticine or Lego models of different animals
How many animals can you name in 1 more minute?
Alphabet animal challenge - can you think of an animal that starts with each letter of the alphabet.
a = ant; b = bee; c = cat
Why not make it into a family challenge 1 point for an animal for each letter of the alphabet and a bonus point if no-one else has the same animal as you.
Collect up your toy animals and put 10 different animals on the tray. Cover the tray and try and recall what animals are on the tray.
Get out your animals and just play
(feed the animals, wash the animals, etc)

What is your favourite animal?

By Sarah Winstanley, SaLT

Communication Lincs Ltd. ………because Speech Therapy Matters