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World of animals is something that children usually are very interested in. There is nothing surprising in this fact because it is an extremely colorful, diverse and intriguing world. I can bet that you also loved to learn about animals as a child, didn’t you? This kind of knowledge is best obtained in direct contact with the animal, but for obvious reasons, it’s not always possible os safe. So below we suggest several simple ways to teach your child about animals.

1. Reliable online resources

The first method worth recommendation is trusted sources on the Internet, such as Wikipedia. You will learn from them and teach your child many interesting facts about animals. They can be their general behavior, speed or size records, customs and many other interesting features of individual species. It is important to reach for relevant sources and provide knowledge about high substantive value. You can start with Fauna of Africa It’s just one article, but comprising a massive amount of knowledge about African habitats.

2. Coloring pages

Learning an animal’s species while coloring is an ingenious idea.  Why?

Let’s say:

• most of the kids like coloring so they will learn more eagerly
• when a child is focused on coloring it looks for a picture at least for several minutes. This way it’ll remember more details and will keep the image of the animal in mind better
• it brings more variety to child’s everyday activities

And you can find a lot of amazing coloring sheets presenting various kinds of animals on the internet, bookstores or even local stores. Start with Animals coloring pages and check if your child likes it.

3. Reading books

Probably the very best feature of a proper book is that it combines a solid piece of information with nice pictures and very often covers it all with a compelling story. And if you offer it to a kid, I can promise you that you’ll have a very focused listener, at least for several minutes. The same condition as in previous examples applies here. Your resource must be of good quality.

4. TV Shows

Yes, I know. This idea is probably the most controversial, as many parents would like to get rid of TV from their houses at all. But as much as I agree that most of TV shows is just terribly low in terms of quality, it also has to be stated that some of them still can do a lot of good in your life. You just need to find something really worth looking at. So in the first row, check for example National Geographic offer. It’s a pretty reliable resource when you look for such materials.

5. Conclusion

These simple methods of learning kids about animals are just a start. As I mentioned on the very beginning of this post, it’s definitely the best to show real-world examples. Of course, I’m not trying to invite you to go deep into the forest to show to your little ones how wolves live and hunt. But going to the farm to see cows, goats and sheeps is a much better idea. And after coming home. Print some nice coloring pages showing the same creatures, and give a child a cup of hot chocolate. He or she will remember it for a long time…