MATCH BABY ANIMALS TO ADULTS GAME FREE

These included a large cranium and eyes small nose and mouth plump body and chubby, squeezable cheeks.

In the 1940s, the Austrian zoologist Konrad Lorenz – who became world famous for demonstrating that baby goslings would bond to and follow the first moving thing they saw, whether that be mother goose or Lorenz himself – outlined what he called the “Kindchenschema” (baby schema): a number of features common among babies of different species that elicit a positive response from humans. The quality of “universal cuteness” that Gethings alludes to is something that has been carefully studied. Gethings captures his babies at the sweetest spots of all: a creamy lamb standing four-square, its spindly legs braced shakily against the ground a donkey foal whose ears are entirely out of proportion to its dainty velveteen muzzle a duckling dressed in primrose yellow fuzz, caught mid-quack. It’s really fascinating.”įrom a piglet to a hairy hog, and a dinky donkey to a wild jenny. There’s a sweet spot after a few days when they can stand up, open their eyes, show that first bit of life. Too young, and they can’t support themselves. “They’ve got to be really young, but not too young.

It took a little while to zoom in on exactly what makes baby animals so engaging, he tells me. With people there’s more going on, a subtext.” They don’t understand language, but they understand body language and the way you are with them. “With animals, I feel in control, more fully present. Previous projects have included human subjects – such as 2018’s Do You Look Like Your Dog?, in which an Afghan hound needs to be matched to his windswept, long-haired owner – but increasingly Gethings finds himself gravitating towards animal-only work. This matching activity is an example of the kind of vocabulary-building exercise that you’ll find in All About Reading.Gethings, who is based in London, grew up in Lancashire, and worked for the photographer Terry O’Neill for a decade before striking out on his own as one of Britain’s finest animal portrait photographers. How Does This Activity Fit into an AAR lesson? You can help your child build her vocabulary by reading and discussing the words together as she finds each match. Then help the baby animals find their mommas. Place each card in the appropriate “Mother” or “Baby” group. First have your child cut out the animal cards and the Mother and Baby labels. Match the Baby Animals with Their Mommas! This exposure will help build your child’s vocabulary, thereby increasing her reading comprehension. At the same time, your child will become familiar with names for baby animals that she may not have heard before.

MATCH BABY ANIMALS TO ADULTS GAME FREE

In this free downloadable activity, you and your child will match animal babies with their mommas. I was also delighted to learn that there are special names for many animal babies.ĭid you know that a baby platypus is called a puggle? Or that a baby grouse is called a cheeper? Such fun words! When I was growing up, I was always enchanted by the special bond between animal moms and their babies. In honor of moms everywhere, we have a special downloadable activity sheet today: “ Baby Animal Names!”

Match baby animals to adults game