Penguin Pete - Marcus Pfister The Emperor's Egg - Martin Jenkins Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice - Steve Metzger Penguins - Gail Gibbons Mr. Popper's Penguins Tacky the Penguin - Helen Lester March of the Penguins - National Geographic Penguins Through the Year - Robin Bernard
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Penguin Facts: Penguins are flightless sea birds. They have feathers. They can swim but not fly. They use their wings like flippers. There are 18 species of penguins. The smallest penguins are the 16 inch tall Little Blue penguins of Australia. The largest penguin is the 3 and a half foot tall Emperor penguin of the Antarctic. Penguins live in colonies. They return to the rookery where they were born to breed. Penguins are eaten by leopard seals, sea lions and whales. Chicks and eggs are eaten by gulls. Penguins eat fish, squid and krill (small shrimp).
The Emperor's Egg: This book is one of the selections used in the 2nd grade Harcourt Trophies series that our school uses. So I created these materials to use with my students.
Sara Tomon, Wahneta Elem., in Winter Haven, FL created these vocabulary cards to share as well:
Thanks, Sara, for sharing your great work! :)
Short A Words: As a SPED teacher teaching K-2 students, my units have to cover at least three grade levels of skills sometimes. That's why you see a little bit of everything at The Virtual Vine. :) One of my kindergarten students is ready to start decoding short "a" words, so I created these cards for him. If I have time (since Dakota is due in less than 2 weeks), I'd also like to do a whole set of short vowel word cards.
I'm going to use these cards by simply having him practice decoding the words orally with me. Later I'd also like to make cards where he can match pictures to the words on his own.
Penguin Treat: I haven't actually tried this idea, but I think it will work. :) I'm going to try it out though before I try it with my students. To create a penguin look-alike, you'll need a half of a large Oreo with the white filling for the body. You'll need a half of a mini Oreo with the filling for the head. Place the mini cookie slightly overlapping the larger Oreo at the top. If we need something to stick it with I may use a touch of white icing or peanut butter that won't show. Now to make the face of the penguin use white icing to make two white dots or we might be able to cut a mini marshmallow in half and use them for the eyes. But I think they'll be too large. Now use a piece of orange candy corn for the beak. If you want, you can create wings using the other half of the mini Oreo by cutting it in half and placing each half on each side of the body to create the wings. Last, you can break the sharp points off two more pieces of candy corn and stand them on end to create the feet. Voila, a penguin! :) I hope this works and I can't wait to try it! :)
Fine Motor Activity: Use the link below to print a pattern to create a Push Pin Penguin activity. Students can lay the pattern and a piece of colored paper on top of a piece of carpeting or rug that has been turned to the back and use a push pin to go around the black lines. When finished, they can remove the pattern page to see the penguin on the colored sheet of paper and then turn it over for an extra surprise to FEEL the back of it! :) Then last, hold it up to the light to SEE the pattern through all the tiny holes. What fun and they've strengthened those fine muscles at the same time! :)
http://www.kidsrcrafty.com/penguin.htm
March of the Penguins video The Mailbox - K/1 Dec/Jan 2005-06 The Mailbox - Primary Dec/Jan 2003-04 The Mailbox - K Dec/Jan 2003-04 The Mailbox - K Dec/Jan 2000-01
Go, Penguins, Go (printable) http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/pdfs/2003F/031219BP3.pdf
Parts of a Penguin (printable) http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/pdfs/2003F/031219BP4.pdf
March of the Penguins online game http://www.nationalgeographic.com/marchofthepenguins/game/
Penguin Parade http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0511/games/game_intro.html
Penguins and Polar Bears http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/penguinsPolarBears.htm
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Live Penguin Cam http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/efc_splash/splash_cam.asp
Thematic Units - Penguins http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/penguins.htm
Penguins - lesson plans http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/lesson2.html
Penguins Resource for Teachers http://www.geocities.com/teachingwithheart/penguinsunit.html
Penguin Theme Unit http://www.alaboon.com/penguin_theme_unit.htm
Kidzone Penguin Activities http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/activities.htm
P is for Penguin http://www.kinderkorner.com/pics23.html
Penguin Unit http://www.theteachersroom.com/penguins.htm
DLTK'S Easy Penguin Craft http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/measypenguin.html
DLTK'S Penguin Craft for Kids http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mpenguin.html
A Penguin's Winter Wonderland http://www.pics4learning.com/lessonplan_details.php?id=203
Mrs. Bee's Penguins and Antarctic theme http://www.dcrafts.com/penguinwelcome.htm
Penguins, Penguins, Penguins http://kinderart.com/sculpture/penguins.shtml
Penguin Book Cover printable http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pdf.htm?penguin.pdf
Penguin Book - Lined Page printable http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pdf.htm?penguin_lined.pdf
Penguin Book - Unlined Page printable http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pdf.htm?penguin_shape.pdf
Penguin Coloring Pages http://www.coloring.ws/penguins1.htm
Penguins Theme by Jim Cornish http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/penguins.htm
CanTeach: Songs & Poems - Penguins http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems25.html
KidZone Penguins http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/index.htm
Place the Penguin (tens & ones printable) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/printanddo/maths_printanddo/pp_lev1.shtml (hundreds, tens & ones printable) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/printanddo/maths_printanddo/pp_lev2.shtml
Thematic Lessons: Penguins http://www.buddyproject.org/thematic/penguins.asp
Lesson Plan: Differences http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/TLresources/units/byrnes-literature/MINIUNIT/DIFFER~1.HTM
The First Grade Backpack - Penguins http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/barb.html#e
Lesson Exchange: Penguins (Preschool) http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/532.html
Virtual Antarctica Science: Penguins http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~kpt/terraquest/va/science/penguins/penguins.html
Penguin Adaptation http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/antarctica/penguin.html
Penguin Links http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/animals/penguins/links.html
Mrs. Jones - Penguins http://mrsjonesroom.com/themes/penguins.html
Blackwell's Best - Penguins http://www.vickiblackwell.com/penguins.html
Penguin Alphabet printable http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/penguins.htm
Letter P Penguin Coloring Page printable http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha3_penguinb.htm
Letter P Penguin Handwriting Page printable http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha_tracers_zb1/p4.htm
Letter P Penguin Color Poster http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha3_penguinc.htm
Rumble Grumble Gurgle Roar (online story) http://www.nickjr.com/home/rumble_grumble_gurgle_roar.jhtml
Penguin, Penguin (online story) http://www.starfall.com/n/fiction-nonfiction/penguin/load.htm
Hearts Penguin Craft http://www.first-school.ws/activities/shapes/animals/penguin_hearts.htm
Penguin Coloring Pages http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/cp_birds/coloring-pages-penguins.htm
Oval Shapes Penguin Craft http://www.first-school.ws/activities/crafts/animals/birds/penguin-egg.htm
Four Little Penguins (printable book) http://www.carlscorner.us.com/Readers/4Pnguins.pdf
Penguin Play (printable book) http://www.carlscorner.us.com/Holiday/PenguinPlay.pdf
Roll A Penguin Dice Game http://www.carlscorner.us.com/Themes/Roll%20a%20Penguin.pdf
Penguin Flap Book (printable) http://www.carlscorner.us.com/Themes/PenguinflapBook.pdf
Penguins http://www.hummingbirded.com/penquins.html
Emperor Penguins - National Geographic Kids http://nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0101/penguins.html
Penguin Crafts http://familycrafts.about.com/od/penguins/Penguin_Projects.htm
Penguins http://stepbystepcc.com/animals/penguin.html
Penguin - Kids' Planet http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/penguin.html
Penguins http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes/penguins/default.htm
Penguin Teaching Resource Page http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/penguins.php
Penguin Capers http://www.marcias-lesson-links.com/penguincapers.html
Penguin Activities http://www.childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=80
Penguins http://www.littlegiraffes.com/penguins.html
Penguin Activities http://kinderteacher.com/PenguinActivities.htm
Penguin Activities http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/birds-penguins.html
Penguins at Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/penguins.shtml
Penguin coloring page http://thecoloringspot.com/images/animalpx/penguin.jpg
Artic Adventure (webquest) http://visalia.k12.ca.us/teachers/dbronzan/penguinquest/
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