Great ways to introduce your child to animals

Introducing your children to animals doesn’t have to be in the old conventional way of teaching out of a book. To make the learning process more interesting and fun, you can include certain number of interesting activities. I’ve noted just a few of the many activities that can take part in this process. Take a look.

Visit the zoo

One of the best ways to introduce a child to animals is to take him to the local zoo. To make the visit more interesting you can try to find out the zoo’s schedule, just to see what is offered and what time of the day.

If you visit the animals during their feeding time, you and your child can watch the animals in action. For an example, watching an elephant as he is carrying the food from the trunk and moving it to the mouth can be fascinating moment for your child. He’ll get the visual picture of the feeding process of the animals.

Also, most of the zoos offer animal shows and zookeeper talks. There is no doubt that your child will enjoy in the show where grizzly bears or gorillas perform some interesting act.

Do a coloring activity

Coloring activity is a commonly used method by the teachers at school and parents at home whenever they want to incorporate certain knowledge in the child’s mind. The researchers have shown that children are attracted by the different colors. They learn faster and better when taught through coloring. So, you can try to introduce your child to the animal’s world using these fun activities. For that purpose, you can browse free animal coloring pages through the internet. Or you can buy your child an animal coloring book. As he is doing the coloring, ask him to identify each animal with its name.

Play video games

Children can benefit from playing video games. There are thousands of video games which are great learning experience for the children. For an example, one of the horse games available on internet is “Body Parts”. This game will help your child learn about the horse’s anatomy through playing. Clicking on the horse’s body parts allows the player to hear sounds of the horse as he is galloping or walking. Or, one can play the game “Create a horse”. In this game one has to create his own horse by clicking on the body parts presented on the screen. It’s very easy to play and very educative.

When introducing your child with new things, remember to use creative ideas as much as possible. That way you’ll keep the child interested for the learning process.