I Know About Bees Unit

This summer has proven to be a crazy and busy one already. I will just go ahead and say that I will try my best to keep blogging consistently, but it just might not happen. We are in the middle of cleaning and packing up our house because we are moving across the world in August. Ahh yes....fun times :-)

I did manage to create and upload a new product last night, yay! It's a Bee Unit/Research Pack that is similar to my other animal packs. It's filled with fun activities like labeling, creating a poem, drawing a bee, using a Venn diagram to compare, and more! This would be a great addition to an insect unit, or just a fun spring or summer project!

 

 

 

I'm giving away a copy on my Facebook page right now! Visit my page, like & share my status about this product, then leave your email in the comments. I'll pick a winner to receive the pack soon!

 

If you already own my bundle of animal research packs, this has been added to the download!

 



I Know About Sea Turtles: Research Fun!

This week we finished up our research projects on sea turtles.



 

My first grader loves learning facts about animals, so he really got into putting this portfolio together. We read about sea turtles, answered questions, filled out a KWL chart, labeled a turtle, compared sea turtles to tortoises with a Venn diagram, learned about the life cycle, distinguished between facts and opinions, created a turtle poem, and made our own picture using a directed drawing!

 

 

Here are a couple of fun crafts I found to go along with our study:

 

Sea Turtle Paper Bowl craft by Sun Scholars

 

This one is so easy and uses a paper plate and dot markers...which you know I love!

 

 

For a fun and healthy snack, try these cute grape and kiwi turtles! (Found on Meet the Dubiens)

 

The pack we used for this project can be found HERE on TpT.

 

 

And here are some of the fun books we checked out from the library to go along with our unit study!

 

 

Turkey Time - Thanksgiving Activities & Freebies

We had so much fun last week learning about turkeys! It's amazing how excited kids can be about non-fiction stuff. My 1st grader loves doing research and learning facts! I love that I can start teaching my kids the process of  how to ask questions and find the information themselves.

He was so proud of his finished research project!

We read books and answered questions, completed a KWL chart and Can-Have-Are chart, compared turkeys and owls using a venn diagram, sorted turkey facts and opinions, labeled a turkey, wrote a turkey poem, and even learned how to draw a turkey.

 

You can get this non-fiction pack in my TpT store HERE.

 

Here is also a list of a few great Thanksgiving activities that are FREE!

 

 



 Pilgrim Hat Hundreds Chart Mystery Picture

 

 

Thanksgiving Color By Number & Color By Sight Words

 

 

Thanksgiving Informational Texts By: GreatMinds123

 

 

 

Roll a Turkey By: Cori Bloom

 

 

Gobblin Up Multiple Meaning Words By: Big Hair Speech Therapy

 

 

Thanksgiving Reader By: Erin Palleschi

 

 

Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions By: Rachel Lynette

 

*Disclaimer - All of these products are listed as free at the time of this post. Sometimes authors change the price of products. I apologize if any are no longer free or available.

Penguins Research Pack

I've just finished my newest research pack - I Know About Penguins! I love using these packs to introduce research to little ones and organize our information!

 

This pack includes:
-KWL Chart
-Can - Have - Are Chart
-Penguins vs. Seals Venn Diagram
-Label a Penguins (2 versions - write or cut & paste)
-Non-fiction passage and questions
-Fact or Opinion - cut, sort, and paste activity
-Penguin Poem (using describing words)
-Penguin Writing Paper
-How to Draw a Penguin

*This pack is designed to help you jump start and organize research. It is not intended to include all the information you need to complete all the graphic organizers. Students will need to read books or do online research to get more information!

 

I can't wait until January when I will do this pack with my kids!