Preschool Lesson Plan: Gorillas

Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann

Reading Center for Preschool Lesson Plan: Gorillas

Fill your preschool reading center not only with books about gorillas, but also with books about monkeys.

Snacks for Preschool Lesson Plan: Gorillas

Among other things, gorillas eat fruit. Serve your preschool students a variety of fruits for snacks.

Concepts for Preschool Lesson Plan: Gorillas

Letter: Gg for gorilla
Number: 7 for the 7 letters in the word gorilla
Shape: circle
Color: black

Fine Motor Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Gorillas

Follow this link to a dot-to-dot outline of a gorilla.

Gross Motor Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Gorillas

Monkey, Monkey, Gorilla!: Play a game of Duck, Duck, Goose with your preschool students, only change the words to Monkey, Monkey, Gorilla!

Art Center Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Gorillas

Jungle Gorillas: Give each of your preschool students a white sheet of paper cut into the shape of a gorilla. Let them paint the gorillas with black paint. When the paint has dried, you might add the gorillas to a bulletin board jungle scene.

Songs/Finger Plays for Preschool Lesson Plan: Gorillas

(sung to the tune of Ten Little Indians)

One little, two little,
Three little gorillas.
Four little, five little,
Six little gorillas.
Seven little, eight little,
Nine little gorillas.
Ten little gorillas say good night!

Pre-math Center Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Gorillas

Set out the letters g-o-r-i-l-l-a that you have previously cut from felt or laminated construction paper. Put out an example of the word gorilla for your students to use as a guide. Have them set out the letters, properly spelling the word gorilla. Instruct your preschool students to count the number of letters in the word gorilla. Now have your preschool students count out 7 gorilla shapes to set beneath the 7 lettered word.

Pre-writing Center Activities for Preschool Lesson Plan: Gorillas

For younger students, provide sheets of paper with the letters G and g lightly printed on them. Have the children trace the letters. Do the same with the number 7.

For older students, provide an example of the letters G and g and the number 7. Have the students practice writing the letters and number freehand.

Write the word gorilla on your preschool classroom's white erase board. Let your students copy the word gorilla on the white board with black dry erase markers.