Animals in winter

Here are some of the materials I put together for our Animals in Winter unit. This is a non-fiction book we will be using to introduce the unit. I might keep the cards apart and put them up on display one at a time as we talk about what it says. (Source: Animals in […]

Our Animals in Winter Migration, Hibernation & Adaptation post is an introduction to the three with activities, printables and ideas!

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…

Make a diorama of animals that hibernate in Winter! It is the perfect afternoon craft to make on out cold wintry afternoon.

It finally feels like winter in Tallahassee today with cold winds from the north blowing and temperatures dropping. What a great time ...

Animals in winter info and worksheets included. Lots of good info on the true hibernators and the animals that go into torpor. Also, migration and adaptations

Animals in Winter have very unique behaviors and habits. Some hibernate, migrate or adapt. Take a look at the three kinds of adaptations.

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

A few weeks ago we read a couple books about feeding the animals in the winter that sparked a three week inquiry about how the animals survive in the winter (See Taking Care of the Animals in Winter post from January). Here are just a few of their questions: What happens to the animals that don't find our food? How do they stay warm? How do they find food? What do whales do in the winter when the water turns to ice? What do deer do for food? What about the birds? There is no food for them…

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...