Preschool Rabbit Lesson Plan Photo by nblumhardt
Enjoy this no-fuss preschool lesson plan all about rabbits. The activities below will introduce children to rabbits through fun facts, activities, books, songs, and crafts. This lesson plan works well in conjunction with a daycare center unit theme about animals.
Learning about Rabbits
Basic facts about rabbits:
Rabbits are langomorphs
Male rabbits are called bucks. Female rabbits are called does.
Rabbits are herbivores (vegetarians) and eat mostly hay, leaves, grass and plants.
A group of rabbits is called a herd.
Rabbit Craft
Paper Plate Bunny*
Materials: Paper plates, black construction paper, brown construction paper, crayons or markers, cotton balls, scissors, glue
Instructions: Cut out 2 brown ears and 4 black whiskers from construction paper. Fold the paper plate in half and staple the ends together as this will be the bunny face. Encourage the children to color the entire paper plate (bunny’s face) brown. Next, show children how to glue on the ears and the whiskers. Then children can draw on eyes and a nose with crayons or markers and glue a cotton ball on the back of the face to serve as a tail.
*Paper plate bunny adapted from stepbystepcc.com website.
Bunny Song
“Did you Ever See a Bunny?”*
Sing “Did you Ever See a Bunny: to the tune of “Did you ever see a lassie?”
“Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny, that hops — so slow?
He hops, and hops, and hops, and hops,
Did you ever see a bunny, that hops so slow?”
Optional Verses:
Did you ever see a bunny That hops So Fast?
Did you ever see a bunny that hops backwards?
Did you ever see a bunny that hops on one foot?
*”Did you Ever See a Bunny” from preschooleducation.com.
Rabbit Gross Motor Skill Activity
Do this children’s’ favorite: “The bunny Hop”! Hopping is a great skill that helps develop gross motor skills and coordination in children.
Lyrics:
“Put your right foot forward
Put your left foot out
Do the Bunny Hop
Hop, hop, hop!
Dance this new creation
It’s the new sensation
Do the Bunny Hop
Hop, hop, hop!
Let’s all join in the fun
Father, mother, son
Do the Bunny Hop
Hop, hop, hop!”
The moves:
Children’s feet move right, right, and then left, left. Jump forward, jump back, and then jump 3 times (hop, hop, hop). Repeat the steps.
Preschool Books about Rabbits and Bunnies
Rabbits and Raindrops by Jim Arnosky [Putnam Juvenille, 2001]
The Little Rabbit by Judy Dunn [Random House, 1980]
I am a Bunny, by Ole Risom and Richard Scarry [Golden Books, 2004]
It’s not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler [Random House, 1983]
Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown and Garth Williams [Golden Brooks, 2003]
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