Zoo Keeper Pretend Play – Dramatic Play Printables for Preschoolers

There is something about pretend play props that help kids feel like they are official. This 21 page pack of free zoo printables will have your toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students feel I’m A Zoo Keeper! Use these community helper pages for your dramatic play for preschoolers. 

Zoo Dramatic Play

Working at a zoo is the dream of most kids when they’re at the zoo. Some adults too, I’m sure. That is why bringing this pretend play set to your home and helping your kids get creative, grow their creativity and help them imagine they are working in a zoo! 

Zoo dramatic play free printables

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the template.

Zoo keeper badge printable

Kids will have fun pretending they are a zoo keeper caring for zoo animals with these fun printables for zoo play that are perfect for pretending to be a vet. Each page of this printable set can play a role in their imaginative world.

Zookeeper name tag printable

Included in this set is:

• A Welcome To The Zoo Sign
  
• Welcome To The Enclosure Of ____ (includes a blank sign)
• Daily Care Checklist For 6 Animals & Blank Checklist  (Penguin, Rhino, Polar Bear, Monkey, Panda, Giraffe)
• Sick Care Checklist For Penguin & Blank
• Prescription Slips
• Food & Water Pictures
• Name tags for zoo keeper & vet

Also includes pictures that can be cut out to customize signs and forms. Animals are:

Gorilla, monkey, kangaroo, ostrich, elephant, lion, flamingo, panda, rhino, hippo, giraffe, seal, peacock, zebra, tiger, penguin, sloth, alligator, and polar bear.

zoo dramatic play ideas

Pretend play is an important part of childhood. To kids it is just playing but in reality it is helping children develop in important ways. Pretend play can help children develop:

• help build language development
• emotional development
• critical thinking
• fine and gross motor skills
• Social and emotional

zoo pretend play

Not only will your kids have fun playing with this zoo activities for kids but I bet you will too! Make all of your zoo keeper dreams come true with this fun printable zoo keeper set! 

Looking for more dramatic play printables? Try these zoo dramatic play free printables, these free printable doctor pretend play, or these vet pretend play printables

    

Community Helpers Activities

• Community Helpers Crafts, Activities, Projects, Science Activities, and more
• Free Community Helpers Coloring Pages – over 20 simple coloring pages exploring jobs
• Community Helpers Worksheets for Kids
• Printable Community Helper Writing Prompt Worksheets
• Doctor Pretend Play Printables
• Free Printables for Zoo Dramatic Play
• Community Helpers Printables Wheel

 

Community Helpers Printables

• Handy Community Signs Worksheets
• HUGE Pack of Firefighter Worksheet to practice a variety of skills with kids 3-8
• Free Printable Community Helpers Matching Game
• Doctor Worksheets for kids to learn about hospital workers while practicing math and literacy skills
• Hands-on Community Helpers STEM Activities
• See lots of community helpers preschool theme ideas
• Construction Activities and Printables for Kids
• Farm Activities and Printables for Kids
• Where do I Live – free printable project and fun idea for explaining how you live in a house, on a block, in a city, in a state, etc.
• All About Me Kindergarten (Expanding horizons social studies unit to teach kids about themselves, My Family, My Neighborhood, My Community Unit with lots of ideas & resources
• Lego All About Me Worksheet

Zoo animal activities

• Zoo theme Craft and Activities for kids
• 100 Amazing zoo animal crafts
• Animal report for learning more about animals (simple to report template for older students)
• HUGE Ocean Animals Lesson
• Endangered Animals Worksheets
• Arctic Animals Worksheets
• Lots of FUN Zoo activities for preschoolers
• Forest Animals Worksheets
• Arctic Animals SIght Words Game
• Jungle Animals Creative Writing Prompts
• Zoo Color by Number
• zoo Animals Count and Trace Mini Book
• Forest Animal Finger Puppets

• Nocturnal Animals for Kids Reader
• Endangered Animals FInd the Letter Worksheets
• zoo scavenger hunt (lots of choices for toddler – middle school)
• Count and Cover zoo animals math
• Goodnight Gorilla activities – zoo themed color matching game
• Animal Printables cootie catchers
• Cut and Paste animal Worksheets
• Jungle Animal Coloring Pages
• Animal Printables Homes for Kids CLip Cards
• Animal I Spy Printables
• Silly Animal Antonym Printables Puzzles

Kids will have fun pretending to be a doctor with this other set of dramatic play printables we craeted – Free Printable Doctor Pretend Play

 

Dramatic play preschool

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