Create an Herbivore Collage

Jul 23, 2018

After learning about herbivores, your child will see how their diet compares to a herbivore’s.

Before You Play

Ask your child if he can think of any animals that only eat plants. If he gets stuck, suggest he think of some common farm animals. Explain that animals who only eat plants are called “herbivores.” (Note that the word “herbivore” can be pronounced either “HERB-uh-vor” or “IRB-uh-vor.”) Encourage your child to say this word with the animal(s) he suggested. Example: “A cow is an herbivore.”

Materials

Pictures of 5-10 herbivores — animals that eat only plants (e.g., a cow, deer, elephant, horse, panda, rhinoceros, gorilla, bee, and squirrel). If possible, find images of these animals eating. Pictures can be printed from the internet or cut out from recycled magazines.
Pictures of 5-10 colorful fruits and vegetables, printed from the internet or cut from recycled magazines.
2 large pieces of poster board per child or 4 sheets of printer paper taped together
Child safety scissors
Glue stick or tape

Directions

Have your child make a collage of present-day animals that are herbivores. He can do this by cutting out pictures, then gluing or taping them onto a large piece of poster board or paper. Somewhere on the collage, help your child write “HERBIVORES.”

Ask your child to think about his favorite fruits and vegetables. Explain that all fruits and vegetables are plants. They grow from seeds, need sunlight, dirt, water, etc. Help him find pictures of his favorite fruits and vegetables in recycled magazines or on the internet.

Have your child tape or glue the pictures of his favorite fruits and vegetables on the poster board or paper. Somewhere on the collage, help him write “MY FAVORITE PLANTS.”

Have your child compare the two collages. Ask him what plants does he like that other animals might eat to survive?

Optional: You can help an older child make a chart of herbivores and the specific foods they eat. You might tell your child that some herbivores are very picky eaters. Koalas, for example, only eat the leaves of the eucalyptus tree.

Activity Type

Craft

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