Build Your Wild Self!

New York Zoos and Aquarium / Wildlife Conservation Society has an interactive game called Build Your Wild Self! Kids choose different body parts and limbs for their creature. Then, they choose a habitat. When they're all finished, the site describes each attribute they chose. For example, orb spider eyes: "You have six eyes, but you can't see very well. You use your keen sense of touch to track down prey." Have kids build their "wild self" and write a paragraph describing what they would eat, their animal's habitat, exceptional characteristics and talents, as well as their unique adaptations.