Last summer, we finally took the boys to the Philadelphia Zoo. Of course, I had to work in a German lesson!

So I made up word posters for 16 of the animals that can be found there. Hopefully your local zoo has similar animals! There are three sets of cards:

• pictures with words
• just pictures
• just words.

You can print them in full 8½ x11 or print more to a page for smaller versions. I like to print 6-to-a-page, laminate them, and cut them down to 3×4 cards. Then we use them to play memory, go fish, or other games! If you’ll be using them for memory, be sure to print on thick card stock or paper with a patterned back! The animals included are:

• der Bär – bear
• der Eisbär – polar bear
• das Erdmännchen – meerkat
• die Gazelle – gazelle
• die Giraffe – giraffe
• der Gorilla – gorilla
• das Känguru – kangaroo
• der Lemur – lemur
• der Leopard – leopard
• der Löwe – lion
• das Nashorn – rhinoceros
• das Nilpferd – hippopotamus
• der Orang-Utan – orangutan
• der Penguin – penguin
• der Tiger – tiger
• das Zebra – zebra

Here’s a sample of what they look like:

Download all the posters as a PDF here: Zootiere Posters Phila Zoo GitA

On the day of our outing to the zoo, I gave the boys a scavenger hunt. It looks like this:

Included in this PDF document is a worksheet to keep track of the animal name, the color of the animal, and its climate. Download it here: Auf der Suche im Zoo GitA

Viel Spaß im Zoo!