Learn all about hippos on a virtual field trip! Did you know that a hippopotamus, at a short distance, can run over 30 km/h? It can easily outrun a human in a short race.
Hippo Activities
Learn more about these fascinating creatures with mom and baby hippos Funani and Amashle, and Jennifer, a hippo care specialist at the San Diego Zoo.
Join them on the San Diego Zoo Facebook page.
Infants/Toddlers
Get in the bath and swim like a baby hippo!Preschool
Create a paper plate hippopotamus.Lower Elementary
Find the answers to hippo questions: How much do adult hippos generally weigh? What is the difference between how much an adult hippo weighs and you?Upper Elementary
Conduct research on hippos and create a board or card game based on the facts you learned.Visit NAMC to learn more about our Montessori Infant/Toddler, Early Childhood, Lower Elementary, and Upper Elementary diploma programs and curriculum.
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© North American Montessori Center - originally posted in its entirety at Montessori Teacher Training on Friday, April 24, 2020.
© North American Montessori Center - originally posted in its entirety at Montessori Teacher Training on Friday, April 24, 2020.
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