Children are learning all day long. Why not make naptime a time to learn about nocturnal animals?Write the word nocturnal animals on a chart. Explain that nocturnal animals sleep during the day and come out at night. Bats, foxes, owls, and cats are nocturnal animals. Show the children pictures of the animals. Why do they think they hunt at night? What would they need to see well in the dark?Ask the children how they think these animals move during the day? You may ask one child to demonstrate or have all the children imitate the animals.Now ask the children to use their imaginations. Imagine how nocturnal animals sleep during the day. Do they curl up in a ball? Do they sleep on their backs? Do they tuck their limbs under their bodies?Ask each child choose an animal to imitate during naptime. It is fine if several choose the same animal.Check out this week’s free lesson plan for other suggestions for your nocturnal naptime!