Zebra Activities

Learn About Zebras

• Zebras are interesting creatures to study. An entire activity can be based around simply learning about zebras. The focus of this activity could be a sheet of questions put together by an adult. The questions should be built around themes such as zebra habitats, dietary needs, predators, and its distinctive markings. Questions can be quite simple; one example could ask why zebras have stripes. Students must find out the answers to each question using the Internet and books as research tools.

World Map

• In this activity, participants are divided into equal groups, and each person is handed a map of the world, printed in black and white. By researching where zebras can be found, students mark the places on the map, and color the places using markers or crayons. To add a level of complexity to the task, students could instead be asked to use different colors to distinguish among the number of zebras in each country. For example, purple might indicate a very low population, while red could be used for a population in the hundreds.

Cork Zebras

• This activity requires the use of corks of varying sizes, alongside felt and a bunch of toothpicks, with the end result the creation of a zebra model. First, the corks are used to create a body; a larger cork is needed for the main body, while two smaller corks are placed into an L shape to create the zebra's neck and head. Four toothpicks form the legs, and all these pieces are then glued into place. Yarn can be used to make a tail, while felt forms the zebra's ears. The zebra is painted black and white to create the animal's markings.

Zebra Prints

• This activity involves creating artistic-looking zebras. First, the artist draws a rough zebra outline on paper or prints the picture of a real zebra from the Internet to use as an outline. The next step is to add stripes to the outline of the body; a variety of means can be used for this. The artist could dip sponges in paint and dab them at the outline; alternatively, a pencil could be dipped in the paint and then rolled along the paper. When finished, the artist cuts around the outline using scissors.