Australian Animal Track Prints

Montiminis

Children will learn to "track" the footprints of different Australian animals.

Materials Needed:

• Small Sand tray
• Australian animal figurines (koala, dingo, echidna, dingo, kangaroo, wombat, platypus, emu etc.). 
• Sand
• Printable animal tracks (many choices available on google)

What to do:

• Set up the sand in the sand tray
• Add the animal figurines and cards around the sand tray.
• Encourage the child to place the animal in the sand to print their footprints.
• The child matches the animal footprints to the card.
• Repeat until all the animals are matched with their footprints.

Hints and Tips:

• Use playdough instead of sand
• Paint can also be used to print the animal track.
• Group discussion - talk about how the Indigenous people used animal tracks to search for different types of animals.