Ideas for a unit on winter animals: hibernation, migration, and more winter animal adaptations. Hands-on learning, centers, writing, and more
It finally feels like winter in Tallahassee today with cold winds from the north blowing and temperatures dropping. What a great time to teach students about what animals do in winter. I've put together some great resources to check out. There are some wonderful books for Read Alouds. This one is my favorite. If you click on the picture you will find this book. Just scroll down the page to see lots more books to choose from. Looking for some lesson plans? Look no further that Scholastic for the Pre-K-2 grades. Here is a sample of one of the free activities from Scholastic which you can access by clicking on the pictures below. If you are looking for lessons for intermediate grades you should check out this one. Just click on the picture below to see the full lesson plan. I love writing my own Read Aloud and Guided Reading Books for students. Here is my Unit: Animals in Winter for K-1. I have just revised it and added 25 new pages of activities and materials. My original Shared Reading Book, "What Animals Do All Winter Through" is a fun book in poem form that students will love to hear over and over again. You can make copies of the 3 ways animals get through winter like the one below: (There's a B/W one for students). After each page students will hold up the card to show what each animal does in winter. Below is a preview of the Shared Reading book, Word Wall, Picture Word Cards, and the Early Emergent Reader. Here is the preview of the 2 Emergent Level Readers, Comprehension Activities, and Hibernate, Migrate, and Adapt Animal Word Sorts. There are also 3 different level "My Animals in Winter Writing Books, Opinion Piece Writing Activity, and 4 Literacy Activities. Just click on the images above to download the preview file to see sample pages of all the materials and activities in this packet. I have lots of new Pinterest boards for you to follow. Look which one TpT started to follow. Follow my blog with Bloglovin Thanks for all you do to make a difference for your students. Stay warm! Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving.
FREE worksheet to sort between animals who hibernate and migrate. Great science cut and paste activity for kindergarten and preschool.
This "Animals in Winter" unit is ideal for students in Kindergarten through Second Grade. The unit covers hibernation, migration, and animal adaptations in winter. Included are teacher notes, sorting activities, literacy components, pocket chart cards, and three separate student booklets. Each bo...
Ideas for a unit on winter animals: hibernation, migration, and more winter animal adaptations. Hands-on learning, centers, writing, and more
These adorable FREE activities to go along with The Mitten will be emailed to you within minutes! We love using this story throughout the month of January, and even more activities are included in my unit shown below.
ALuv and I just finished a 2-week unit in our science last week on animals in the winter. We had fun and both learned quite a bit! I wanted to share a few resources and ideas of how we integrated literacy into our study. We focused on the three ways that animals survive in the winter time: hibernation, migration, ... Read More about Animals in Winter
These adorable FREE activities to go along with The Mitten will be emailed to you within minutes! We love using this story throughout the month of January, and even more activities are included in my unit shown below.
In our hibernation, adaptation and migration unit, we love to include hands-on activities, so we are learning how to make a migration diorama!
Are you looking for a factual science unit about hibernation and migration that will tie into your next generation life science unit standards? Our Hibernation, Migration and Adaptation animal unit looks closer at animal needs and the adaptions used to help them survive.
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Introduce your children to the concepts of hibernation, migration and adaptation and which ones follow each of these survival techniques.
December and January are the ideal months to study about winter animals (well if you live in the northern hemisphere). It is the time of the year when we
These adorable FREE activities to go along with The Mitten will be emailed to you within minutes! We love using this story throughout the month of January, and even more activities are included in my unit shown below.
Ideas for a unit on winter animals: hibernation, migration, and more winter animal adaptations. Hands-on learning, centers, writing, and more
In the Rocky Mountains, animals survive winter by choosing one of three main strategies. Most animals with migrate, hibernate, or they adapt.
Are you looking for a factual science unit about hibernation and migration that will tie into your next generation life science unit standards? Our Hibernation, Migration and Adaptation animal unit looks closer at animal needs and the adaptions used to help them survive.
December and January are the ideal months to study about winter animals (well if you live in the northern hemisphere). It is the time of the year when we
The migration of animals and hibernation or animals in the winter are two popular science topics. These 8 resources for migration and hibernation will help primary teachers talk about vocabulary, experiment and identify animals that adapt for the winter.
Learn how animals prepare for winter - do squirrels hibernate? What birds migrate? Books & activities for preschool, kindergarten & elementary kids!
These adorable FREE activities to go along with The Mitten will be emailed to you within minutes! We love using this story throughout the month of January, and even more activities are included in my unit shown below.
We have been leaning what Hibernation, Adaptation and Migration are. Here's a printable craft to remind little ones what animals do in Winter at a glance.
Ideas for a unit on winter animals: hibernation, migration, and more winter animal adaptations. Hands-on learning, centers, writing, and more
Winter is a great time to add books about hibernation and migration to your reading time. Here's a great list of picture books to get you started!
Your students will use their knowledge of hibernation, migration, camouflage and dormancy to help them decipher which vocabulary word the scenarios are describing. Once they figure out the answer they will use the vocabulary color code at the top to color in the square. ...
Whew! You know that feeling you get every year thinking about all the things you need to get done before school starts in the fall? I just had that feeling all over again and I'm pooped! Back story: My old school (Emerson Elementary) and my new school (Irving Elementary) were the two elementary schools that were destroyed in the May 2011 F-5 tornado that ripped our town of Joplin, Missouri in half. Both schools were placed in temporary facilities comprised of several FEMA modulars and small school buildings. This year, both schools were merged into one new school, Irving, and split into a K-2 and 3-5 campus for the first half of the year while our new "super school" was being built. The construction was completed late in November and on December 2, we got our first look. The front entrance to the building My empty classroom waiting to be filled! Our Learning Neighborhood There are 3 neighborhoods-K-1, 2-3 and 4-5. Each neighborhood has it's own theme. Ours is The Park. The colors and "decorations" reflect the theme. These areas have several SmartBoards and will have tables and comfortable seating for collaborative learning. We started the big move on December 20th and furniture was moved December 23 and 26th. To say that I have had any sort of break this holiday would be a misnomer. I feel like I really do live at school. But it will be so worth it when the kiddos come in on the 6th to see the building! Here's a 360 degree tour of my new room! Welcome to Room A128! All rooms has interior glass walls so that the learning that is going on is evident! Check in area Writing Center. The black shelf on the right holds different kinds of paper, pre-made books, magnetic letters and magnet boards. The blank wall is kind of bothering me, but I can't figure out what I want to put up there. Reading Center. I am so excited about this area! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my seating bench on the left!! Calendar and meeting area. My rug is on back order. :-( Front of the room. Our voice level chart, daily schedule and my bulletin board. My "desk"/small group area. Science Center. I have BIG plans for this one come Spring! Under the table is my sensory tub. This is our "think spot". As a PBiS school, we have these spots so that students can reflect on their behavior choices. I have some cards that need to be laminated for the pocket chart that show some calming techniques and the basket in the window sill has some calm down jars, a notebook and crayons, some squeezy Eagles and a really soft turtle puppet. I love that they can also just sit and chill out and look out the window if need be. My storage cabinets. You can see the extra crayon drawers and supply buckets on the counter, pocket charts for all our station rotations on the tall door and our work station drawers on the left. Now....don't be (too) jealous....I also have a storage CLOSET!!!! student cubbies more student cubbies (I have 30 kiddos!), Puzzles and Games Center and the Building Center. And behind that door is... the tiny toilets! My principal brings everyone down when she gives tours just so they can see them! They are VERY tiny!! I share this bathroom with the teacher next door. Only Kindergarten has these. I'm not sure if I'm too keen on it or not. Is your head spinning yet? Mine is! And I've had a month to get used to the idea of it all. I can just say that I am so very thankful for everyone who has given time, energy, money, thoughts and prayers to help us through this whole ordeal. Our little Eagles are finally home!! Now, if you have gotten this far, you deserve a little somethin' somethin'. Here is a freebie I whipped up to use this week with my kiddos as we are relearning everything, getting back in the hang of school and adjusting to schedule changes and a new home. It correlates to my new best seller, Hibernate? Or Migrate? If you are interested, you can check out the mini unit by clicking on the cover below or click on the worksheet picture to snag it. I'm off now to cut out about five pounds of laminating that I drug home! Have a great weekend!
Our Animals in Winter Migration, Hibernation & Adaptation post is an introduction to the three with activities, printables and ideas!
This is going to be a quick post. I just wanted to share what we were working on in class. I wanted to do a little mini unit with my first...
These adorable FREE activities to go along with The Mitten will be emailed to you within minutes! We love using this story throughout the month of January, and even more activities are included in my unit shown below.
Hibernation, Migration, and Adaptation of winter animals is the focus of this 10 day inquiry-based kindergarten science unit! Also includes a shelter design challenge full of critical thinking and hands-on problem solving! Next Generation Science Standards* aligned! Literacy skills are embedded into the lessons: Non-fiction text, speaking/listening, writing response, and technology A compelling question guides the unit and supporting questions help students to focus their knowledge and build to a greater understanding. Students are working on higher level thinking skills and building vocabulary. All activities are appropriate for winter in kindergarten. This unit was designed and tested by 3 kindergarten teachers. Any and all updates in the future to this unit are included in the cost. Please always check back for updates. See the preview for more information about what is included! This unit is part of my ********WINTER BUNDLE********** Check out 6 products in one all for winter! Check out some other great winter units! How do things change in winter? An inquiry approach to learning about this season! An engineering design task included for kindergarten! Learn all about being President of the United States and a little history about Washington and Lincoln! Dental Health Unit perfect for kindergarten or first grade! Check out these other great resources from rrrErin2Learn: Introduce How to Writing with How to Build a Snowman! All you need for the 100th day and to learn all about the number 100! Hands on and no prep printables included! Please click the star by my name for the latest updates and products! Feedback and ratings are welcome and appreciated. Please contact me via the Q&A feature if you have problems or concerns with this resource!
Hibernation, Migration, and Adaptation... oh my! Your students will enjoy learning all kinds of fun animal facts with this unit! Includes: * Anchor chart labels for organizing information during your hibernation, migration, and adaptation lessons * 4 printable books to introduce topics to students (hibernation, types of hibernation, migration, and other adaptations) * Black bear, Black Bear, Where did you go? Individual readers (in color and B/W) * Black Bear Fact Cards * Bear/ hibernation Vocabulary cards * 2 reports with pre-writing/research pages (My Hibernation Report and My Animal Report) * 10 animal research pages for easy research! * 2 games (4 corners hibernation, migration, and other adaptations game and Hibernation/ Migration Matching Game with cards and game boards) * Assessments for each topic (hibernation, migration, and other adaptations) * Printables * Objectives for each lesson (what students will learn) as well as a "How to use these resources" for each topic
As the weather starts to cool down, many people, including myself, find it hard to wake up and get out of bed in the morning. Not only do humans find this hard, but many animals
The migration of animals and hibernation or animals in the winter are two popular science topics. These 8 resources for migration and hibernation will help primary teachers talk about vocabulary, experiment and identify animals that adapt for the winter.
We have been really enjoying this unit study on Animals in Winter. Do you know what hibernation, migration and adaptation are and what they entail?
Here's an Animals in Winter migration, adaptation and hibernation activity, but in Spanish! Learn which animals migrate, adapt and hibernate in Spanish!
Students will read each statement and decide whether it describes behavior relating to migration, hibernation, or dormancy. Students will color each box with color code.
Depending on where you live, it may or may not feel like winter. One of the Scholastic Let’s Find Out magazine is about hibernation. Below I will share additional printable, video’s …
Looking for books about hibernation to read to preschoolers and kindergartners? You'll love this list of over 40 favorites!
We have been really enjoying this unit study on Animals in Winter. Do you know what hibernation, migration and adaptation are and what they entail?
With this Hibernating Animals Printable Book, kids will practice reading simple text, learn about hibernation, and more!
Looking for books about hibernation to read to preschoolers and kindergartners? You'll love this list of over 40 favorites!
We just completed our sixth week of homeschool. You can view our daily schedule (including which curriculum we use for math and reading) ...
December and January are the ideal months to study about winter animals (well if you live in the northern hemisphere). It is the time of the year when we
