Penguins Complete Unit K-2 | Life Cycle, Parts of a Penguin, Staying Warm | No Prep Science Worksheets

Kids fall in love with penguins! In this complete 5-day science unit for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade, students learn that penguins are birds that cannot fly but swim very well, how an emperor penguin egg grows into a chick and then an adult, the parts of a penguin, how feathers, blubber and huddles keep penguins warm, what penguins eat, how dads keep the egg on their feet, and how penguins and polar bears are different. The blubber glove experiment lets kids feel how blubber keeps a penguin warm in icy water! WHAT'S INCLUDED (95 pages) TEACHER TOOLKIT • What's included and table of contents • Standards alignment table (K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1, 1-LS1-1, 1-LS1-2, 1-LS3-1, RI.1.1 / RI.2.1) • I Can statements for each day • 5-day lesson plan: Meet the Penguin, Penguin Chicks, Staying Warm, On the Ice, Penguin Craft and Assessment • Differentiation guide for kindergarten, grades 1-2 and English learners • Center prep guide and a family letter POSTERS AND WORD WALL • 9 anchor posters: what is a penguin, life cycle, parts, staying warm, on the ice, what penguins eat, penguin families, penguin facts, penguin or polar bear • 16 science word wall cards in two versions: with pictures and words only KINDERGARTEN PATHWAY (no reading needed) • Name It (2 pages), Is It a Penguin?, Match the Picture and the Word • Trace the Penguin Words (2 pages), Color What a Penguin Eats • I Spy in Antarctica, Count the Penguins, What Comes Next? patterns • A Penguin Grows mini book • 2 cut and glue pages (life cycle order, cold or hot) and a draw and write page GRADES 1-2 PATHWAY • 3 reading passages with questions (All About Penguins, Staying Warm, Penguin Chicks) • Label the life cycle, parts of a penguin, put the life cycle in order • Penguin words, true or false, Penguin or Polar Bear? sort, finish the sentence • Cause and effect, chick or adult, what happens next, penguin riddles • Penguin math story problems, make a penguin graph and read a penguin graph • 2 writing prompts, Draw the Life Cycle and a Penguin and Polar Bear Venn diagram CENTERS AND CRAFTS • Life cycle sequencing cards (3 sets) • Blubber glove experiment with a record sheet • Paper plate penguin craft with a template • Penguin Food or Not? sorting cards • Penguin Bingo: 4 boards and calling cards ASSESSMENT • Pre-assessment and post-assessment • Exit tickets, class tracking sheet, word search, penguin report page and certificate • Mini answer keys for every page with one right answer PERFECT FOR • Winter, polar animals and animal adaptations units • Science centers and small groups • Mixed K-2 classrooms Look at the preview images to see sample pages up close! Terms of use: one license is for one teacher and one classroom. Please buy additional licenses to share with colleagues.