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Penguins: Everything You Need
Reproducibles, lessons, and web links for teaching students about penguins
A Penguin Chick's LifePreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Articles | Arctic Animals | Birds Learn about an emperor penguin chick's life in this video from Let's Find Out magazine. Save To Organizer |
The Penguin in the Parking LotGrades 3–5 | Journalism | Birds A lost penguin, named Tomás by the locals, winds up wandering the capital of Peru Save To Organizer |
January 2011: Penguins | Let's Find OutGrades 1–2 | Early Reading | Birds Find out about how penguins' bodies help them survive in arctic regions. Save To Organizer |
January 2011: Penguins | Let's Find Out SpanishPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Early Reading | Birds Find out how penguins use their bodies to survive in arctic regions. Save To Organizer |
Get to Know the StarsGrades 3–5 | Content Area Reading | Biology and Life Science A bird expert talks about penguins Save To Organizer |
Antarctica BreakingGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Current Events | Global Warming A hunk of ice about the size of the state of Connecticut has started to collapse in Antarctica. According to satellite images, about 160... Save To Organizer |
Plight of the PenguinsGrades 3–5 | Global Warming Stars of Happy Feet face decline in population as Antarctic climate warms Save To Organizer |
Mr. Carrey's PenguinsGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Actors, Artists and Performers | Animal Stories | Celebrities Kid Reporter Damien Murphy interviews actor Jim Carrey about his new movie Mr. Popper's Penguins and the fun and hazards of working with... Save To Organizer |
Animals, Adaptation, and the Galápagos Islands: A Science Explorations ActivityGrades 3–5 | Grades 6–8 | Grades 9–12 | Online Learning Activities | Archaeology and Anthropology This three-level project, by Scholastic and the American Museum of Natural History, teaches students to think like Charles Darwin. Save To Organizer |
Mr. Popper's Penguins Vocabulary BuilderGrades 3–5 | Book Resources | Vocabulary Builders | Vocabulary | Crafts Vocabulary builder for Mr. Popper's Penguins by Save To Organizer |
Mr. Popper's Penguins Discussion GuidePreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Making Inferences | Book Resources Use this discussion guide and extension activities to teach with Mr. Popper's Penguins by Florence and Richard Atwater. Save To Organizer |
Penguin Pete and Pat Lesson PlanPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Early Reading | Story Elements Penguin Pete returns from another adventure with his friend Walter Whale only to meet Pat, the penguin of his dreams. What follows is love... Save To Organizer |
Galapagos IslandsGrades 6–8 | Book Resources | Books | Science | Animals The work of scientists who are striving to preserve the pristine environment and unique species of the Gal�pagos Islands is detailed in... Save To Organizer |
The Galapagos IslandsGrades 3–5 | Book Resources | Books | Science | Animals The Galapagos Islands have unique plant and animal life because they are oceanic islands that were never attached to the mainland. Learn... Save To Organizer |
At the AquariumPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Activities and Games | Reading | Articles Students learn about aquatic aquariums while exercises their language arts, social studies, math, art, and music and movement abilities. Save To Organizer |
Summer Fun Activity: Arctic in the SunPreK–K | Communication and Language Development | Outdoor Activities | Sand and Water Play | Social Skills Children develop language and social skills as they have fun playing with ice and toy animals. This summer activity is a great way to cool... Save To Organizer |
March of the PenguinsPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Book Resources | Books | Arctic Animals Using simple text, describes why penguins leave their home in Antarctica and walk one hundred miles to their nesting ground. Save To Organizer |














