Kinder Introduction: Cheetah

Activity Description: Learn about the cheetah as a national symbol and the fastest land animal through simple movements, comparisons, and group discussion.

Items Needed:

Picture of a cheetah
(Optional) Picture of the flag of Kenya
(Optional) Toy car
(Optional) List of Cheetah Facts

Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 10–15 min):

Look at the cheetah. (2–3 min)
- Cheetahs are known for their gold fur, dark spots, and black tear lines. The cheetah is the national animal of Kenya, a country in Africa.
Explore the cheetah’s speed. (3–4 min)
- They are the fastest land mammals and can run as fast as a speeding car, up to 70 miles per hour.
- (Optional) Move a toy car quickly to show how fast a cheetah can “zoom.”
Try cheetah movements. (2–3 min)
- Cheetahs live in wide, open grasslands and need lots of space to run. Shade your eyes and look far away to pretend you are searching the grasslands.
- Practice a fast sprint in place, then rest in the shade to cool off.
Imagine the cheetah’s home and reflect. (2–3 min)
- Cheetahs live in open plains and grasslands. Cheetah cubs are small and fuzzy and often hide in tall grass to stay safe.
- Pretend to crouch low in tall grass like a cheetah cub hiding safely.
- Ask youth if they would rather be the fastest runner in the world or the best at hiding in tall grass?

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Published on April 10, 2026, Author:

Tia Kennard

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Albee, Sarah, and Kate Delaney. All about Animals Cheetahs. Reader’s Digest Young Families, 2007, Pleasantville, NY.
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals! Pt. 3” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
Spilsbury, Louise, and Richard Spilsbury. Deadly Predators. Minneapolis, MN, Bellwether Media, 2017.
Takahama, Valerie, et al. How to Guide Girl Scout Daisies through 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals. Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 2010, p. 51.

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