Before going on our trip to Turtle Back Zoo, the children explored the differences between wild animals and domestic animals. We learned that wild animals take care of themselves. They find their own water, food and places to live. Domestic animals are taken care of by people. They don’t have need to look for food, water or homes. We made lists of animals that are wild and those that are domestic. We discovered that some animals can be both, such as: horses, turtles, snakes, fish, hermit crabs and birds. We then took our plastic animals out of the bin and grouped them using a Venn diagram (wild, domestic, & some animals who can be both).
