Looking for a simple writing activity for Carnival of the Animals? This book of Carnival of the Animals may be exactly what you need. Each page comes in half sheet format and features a picture of a character from Saint-Saens work, its name and a handwriting line for students to use to copy the word(s).

This set includes a title page and each of the following words:
Lion
Hen
Rooster
Donkey
Tortoise
Elephant
Kangaroo
Fish
Aquarium
Cuckoo
Birds
Aviary
Pianist
Swan
Finale
Strings
Woodwinds
Percussion
Brass

Print some of the pages or all of them depending on the needs of your students. Notice that some songs are represented twice (“fish” and “aquarium” for example) and that “Wild Donkeys” and “Personages with Long Ears” are represented only by “donkey”.

Also included in this kit are some back pages that you can copy onto the back of the regular pages to customize even more. Have students use the word(s) in a sentence, define or describe the words or whatever you desire.

22 pages