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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.

Want a science center your little learners can explore on their own? Leaves and Trees turns a small table or bookshelf into a hands-on nature station full of looking, sorting, measuring and wondering. Students learn the parts of a tree, watch how a tree changes through the four seasons, sort real (or printable) leaves, and record what they notice in their own science journal. A rhyming read-aloud book ties it all together at circle time. WHAT'S INCLUDED (46 pages) • Welcome page, teacher instruction strategies and science center set-up guide • Basket and bin labels, center sign and task cards • 16 tree and leaf vocabulary cards with pictures • Parts of a Tree: anchor chart, one-page poster and Label the Tree worksheet • A Tree for All Seasons: anchor chart, one-page poster and Which Season Is It? worksheet • Ways to Sort Leaves anchor chart and a Pointy or Round? sorting mat • Printable fall colored leaves (2 pages) • Hands-on activities: Measure the Leaves, Sort the Leaves, Weigh & Compare • Mini experiments: Sink or Float? and Leaf Color Walk • Nature Hunt recording page and suggested book list • Leaves and Trees! – a 10-page rhyming read-aloud book • Science journal: 2 cover choices plus I Notice / I Wonder, Draw & Label a Leaf, My Tree Observation, Leaf Rubbing, Compare Two Leaves and What Did You Discover? • Home-school connection note • Answer key SKILLS • Parts of a tree: leaves, branches, trunk and roots • How trees change in spring, summer, fall and winter • Sorting by color, size and shape • Measuring, comparing and predicting • Observing, drawing and recording like a scientist • Science vocabulary STANDARDS • NGSS K-LS1-1 (what plants need to survive); supports K-ESS2-1 (patterns over time) • CCSS K.MD.A.2 (compare objects by length and weight) and K.MD.B.3 (classify and count) HOW TO USE 1. Science center: set out leaves, acorns and magnifying glasses with the labels, and add 2-3 activity pages each week. 2. Circle time: introduce a few vocabulary cards and read Leaves and Trees! together. 3. Small groups: use the Parts of a Tree and Which Season Is It? worksheets to check understanding. 4. Nature walk: take the Nature Hunt page and Leaf Color Walk outside. 5. Home connection: send the home note so families can keep exploring. Print and go. No prep. Works in color or black and white.

Want a science center your little learners can explore on their own? Leaves and Trees turns a small table or bookshelf into a hands-on nature station full of looking, sorting, measuring and wondering. Students learn the parts of a tree, watch how a tree changes through the four seasons, sort real (or printable) leaves, and record what they notice in their own science journal. A rhyming read-aloud book ties it all together at circle time. WHAT'S INCLUDED (46 pages) • Welcome page, teacher instruction strategies and science center set-up guide • Basket and bin labels, center sign and task cards • 16 tree and leaf vocabulary cards with pictures • Parts of a Tree: anchor chart, one-page poster and Label the Tree worksheet • A Tree for All Seasons: anchor chart, one-page poster and Which Season Is It? worksheet • Ways to Sort Leaves anchor chart and a Pointy or Round? sorting mat • Printable fall colored leaves (2 pages) • Hands-on activities: Measure the Leaves, Sort the Leaves, Weigh & Compare • Mini experiments: Sink or Float? and Leaf Color Walk • Nature Hunt recording page and suggested book list • Leaves and Trees! – a 10-page rhyming read-aloud book • Science journal: 2 cover choices plus I Notice / I Wonder, Draw & Label a Leaf, My Tree Observation, Leaf Rubbing, Compare Two Leaves and What Did You Discover? • Home-school connection note • Answer key SKILLS • Parts of a tree: leaves, branches, trunk and roots • How trees change in spring, summer, fall and winter • Sorting by color, size and shape • Measuring, comparing and predicting • Observing, drawing and recording like a scientist • Science vocabulary STANDARDS • NGSS K-LS1-1 (what plants need to survive); supports K-ESS2-1 (patterns over time) • CCSS K.MD.A.2 (compare objects by length and weight) and K.MD.B.3 (classify and count) HOW TO USE 1. Science center: set out leaves, acorns and magnifying glasses with the labels, and add 2-3 activity pages each week. 2. Circle time: introduce a few vocabulary cards and read Leaves and Trees! together. 3. Small groups: use the Parts of a Tree and Which Season Is It? worksheets to check understanding. 4. Nature walk: take the Nature Hunt page and Leaf Color Walk outside. 5. Home connection: send the home note so families can keep exploring. Print and go. No prep. Works in color or black and white.