Jungle Animal Adventures – Preschool Activities & Early Learning

Welcome, teachers! If you’re creating a jungle animal-themed lesson, this page is packed with fun facts, worksheets, crafts, and creative activities to bring the wild to life. Whether you’re teaching about big cats, swinging monkeys, colorful parrots, or huge elephants and tall giraffes, these engaging resources are easy to incorporate into your preschool lesson plans, making learning fun and effortless for little explorers!

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Printable Jungle Animal Worksheets & Learning Activities for Preschoolers

Make learning fun with jungle animal-themed worksheets:

  • ABC & Number Worksheets – Practice letters and counting with jungle animals like tigers, parrots, and elephants.
  •  Matching & Tracing Sheets – Strengthen fine motor skills with jungle animal tracing.
  •  Jungle Animal Coloring Pages – Decorate toucans, monkeys, and rainforest creatures.
  • Color by Number – Reveal bright jungle scenes by coloring in numbered sections.
  • Learn to Draw – Follow simple guides to sketch jungle animals like tigers, elphants and hippos.

Click below to print your favorite jungle animal activities!

Jungle Animal Find and Color Number 1
Lion Coloring Page
Number 4 Math Worksheet
Hippo Coloring Page Activity,
Jungle Animal Maze Worksheet

Fun Jungle Animal Facts for Kids

Preschoolers love learning about wild animals!

  • 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

Find More Literacy Printables & Early Learning Activities – Click Here!

Letter E for Elephant Coloring & Tracing
Tracing Letter S & Snake Coloring
Tiger Cut & Paste Letters Worksheet
Toucan Coloring & Tracing
Find & Color the Letter T

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…

Fun Jungle Animal Books for Preschoolers

  1.  Little Monkey’s Big Adventure – A fun jungle discovery story.
  2.  Roar! A Day with the Jungle Cats – Learn about tigers, lions, and leopards.
  3.  Rainforest Wonders – Introduces preschoolers to jungle creatures and plants.
  4. Parrots, Toucans & Birds of the Jungle – A colorful look at tropical birds!

Creative Jungle Animal Crafts & Hands-On Play Ideas

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

Steps:

  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

Steps:

  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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