Jungle Animals – Preschool Activities

Worksheets are a fun and easy way to add skill practice to your preschool lessons and theme units. This jungle animal theme includes worksheets and coloring pages featuring monkeys, lions, tigers, elephants, and other jungle animals children recognize and enjoy.

These activities help reinforce early literacy, math, and fine-motor skills while keeping learning simple and engaging. The printables are low-prep and easy to use, making them a great fit for busy classrooms.

Use these worksheets during your jungle animal theme for centers, small groups, or independent practice.

Jungle Animal Find and Color Number 1
Lion Coloring Page
Number 4 Math Worksheet

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Letter E for Elephant Coloring & Tracing
Tracing Letter S & Snake Coloring
Tiger Cut & Paste Letters Worksheet

Fun Jungle Animal Facts for Kids

  • Parrots can mimic human speech! Some species learn words and sounds. 
  • Elephants use their trunks for so many things—drinking, grabbing, and even saying hello! 
  • Hippos spend most of their time in the water to stay cool, even though they can’t swim!
  • Monkeys use their tails to hang from trees—it’s like a built-in extra hand!

Jungle Animal-Themed Sight Words for Preschool & Early Readers

  • Jungle Animal Words: tiger, monkey, parrot, snake, sloth, leopard, elephant 
  • Rainforest Nature Words: tree, vines, river, leaf, waterfall, cloud, breeze 
  • Play & Adventure Words: climb, swing, roar, explore, jump, track, hide

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Drawing Prompts & Story Starters

Drawing Prompts:

  • Design Your Own Jungle Animal – Imagine discovering a brand-new jungle creature!
  • Monkey Tree Adventure – Draw monkeys playing in the jungle canopy.
  • Create a Jungle Waterfall Scene – Include animals cooling off by the water. 
  • Big Cat Mystery – Sketch a tiger or jaguar hiding in the rainforest!

Story Starters:

  1.  As I was walking through the jungle, I heard a strange sound. It led me to…  
  2. A lost parrot needed my help to find its home. On our journey, we discovered… 
  3. I found an ancient map hidden inside a tree. It pointed to… 
  4. At night, the jungle animals have a secret party. When I discovered it, I saw…

Creative Jungle Animal Crafts & Hands-On Play Ideas

Add an interactive touch to your jungle theme with this simple, low-prep craft! It’s great for centers, art time, or small-group projects — and a fun way to reinforce your jungle animal unit.

1. Jungle Vine & Animal Collage – Create a rainforest-inspired collage with animals swinging in trees. 

What You Need:

  • Green construction paper (for vines)
  • Printable jungle animal cutouts or drawings
  • Glue or glue sticks
  • Markers or crayons
  1.  Cut strips of green paper to make jungle vines.
  2.  Arrange and glue animal cutouts to create a rainforest scene.
  3.  Add details like leaves, waterfalls, and jungle plants!
  4.  Let it dry and display the masterpiece!


2. Jungle Animal Masks – Make playful masks of jungle animals for imaginative play!

 You Need:

  • Printable animal mask templates or blank paper for freehand drawing
  • Crayons or markers
  • Scissors
  • Popsicle sticks
  1. Print or draw jungle animal masks (lion, monkey, elephant...).
  2. Decorate them with bright colors.
  3. Cut them out and glue them on popsicle sticks.
  4. Have kids wear their masks for jungle-themed pretend play!

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