A Whale of Fun | Lapbooking – Interactive Notebooking

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  Whale Unit Study | Life Science Lapbook and Interactive Notebook

  $6.00

  Excite students as they learn all about whales and create an interactive project with this life science, hands-on, creative resource. This nonfiction science unit makes learning about baleen whales and toothed whales interesting and will help students develop reading, research, writing and organizational skills.

  ⭐Designed for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.
  ⭐Use as a fully stand-alone unit or students can research for additional information through books, videos and website.
  ⭐ Low-prep, comprehensive unit
  ⭐ Inspires reading, writing, organization, project research skills
  ⭐ Can be used to create a lapbook or interactive notebook

  What you get in this Whale unit:

  • – How to use details
  • – Images of how to create different style/size lapbooks and examples of interactive notebook pages
  • – Supply list
  • – Student forms: Required elements and grading rubric
  • – Project grading form
  • – Informational text covering topics such as classification, anatomy, behavior, communication, diet, life cycle, habitat and species-specific information for the following: Bottlenose whale, Cluver’s Beaked whale, Beluga whale, Killer whale, Narwhal, Sperm whale, Blue whale, Bowhead whale, fin whale, humpback whale and the Gray whale
  • – Vocabulary
  • – Whale surfacing behaviors – Images and descriptions
  • – Suggested book titles for further research
  • – Clipart
  • – Project templates

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  The Elephant Shrew Mini-Unit

  $1.50

  This engaging and cross-curricular mini-unit will teach students all about the elephant shrew! A strange and unusual animal, the elephant shrew is a small rodent-like mammal which gets its name from the resemblance between its elongated nose and the trunk of an elephant.

  In this unit, students will read all about this little mammal…
  – a description
  – interesting facts
  – where it lives
  – what it eats
  – interaction with humans
  – if they make good pets
  – behavior
  – reproduction

  After reading all about the elephant shrew, students will complete a two-page activity in which they will draw the animal, do a little map work, answer questions and write about what they’ve learned.

  Next, there are several hands-on ideas to continue building their knowledge and creating projects around this strange and unusual creature.

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  Sloth Unit Study | Informational Text, Vocabulary, Maps & Science Activities

  $4.00

  🦥 Slow Down and Discover: The Ultimate Sloths Unit Study!

  Take your students on a deep dive into the canopy with this comprehensive Sloths Unit Study! Designed to move beyond standard worksheets, this “boutique” style unit offers a rich, cross-curricular learning journey that explores the fascinating world of nature’s slowest movers. 🌿

  Perfect for homeschooling families and classroom teachers alike, this unit is packed with high-quality informational text, stunning visuals, and cross-curricular activities that keep students engaged from start to finish.

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  📖 What’s Inside?

  This unit provides a thorough exploration of sloth biology, geography, and ecology. Students won’t just learn about “sloths”—they will become experts on the specific species that inhabit our world!

  Informational Text & Geography:

  • 🦥Detailed Reading Passages: Includes both full-color and ink-friendly black and white pages covering:
    • Nature’s Slow Movers: General sloth facts and biology.
    • The Six Species: Detailed looks at the Pygmy, Maned, Brown-throated, Pale-throated, Hoffmann’s, and Linnaeus’s sloths.
    • Predators: Understanding the threats sloths face in the wild.

  • 🦥Visual Learning: High-quality images of sloths and their predators to bring the lessons to life. 📸

  • 🦥Map Work: Detailed maps showing the specific locations of different sloth types, paired with student map work pages to reinforce geography skills. 🗺️

  Language Arts & Literacy:

  • 🦥Vocabulary Suite: Includes vocabulary cards, a definition handout, and a dedicated vocabulary quiz to ensure mastery. 🧠

  • 🦥Writing & Paraphrasing: 5 specific paragraph exercises where students read a passage, create an original title, and practice the essential skill of paraphrasing in their own words.

  • 🦥Creative Expression: Acrostic poetry pages and “Color and Write” prompts. ✍️

  • 🦥Copy Work: Beautifully designed pages for handwriting practice.

  Science & Research:

  • 🦥Notebooking & Report Pages: Flexible templates for students to record their research and findings. 📓

  • 🦥Curated Book List: A hand-picked selection of book suggestions for additional reading to expand the study. 📚

  Art & Logic Fun:

  • 🦥Directed Drawing: A step-by-step guide to drawing a sloth. 🎨

  • 🦥Brain Games: Includes a themed Maze, Word Search, and Crossword Puzzle. 🧩

  Assessment & Ease of Use:

  • 🦥Sloths Quiz: A comprehensive end-of-unit quiz to check for understanding.

  • 🦥Answer Keys: Fully included to save you time and make grading a breeze! ✅

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  ✨ Why You’ll Love It
  Whether you are looking for a deep-dive science unit or a way to integrate reading and writing into a high-interest topic, this study provides the tools you need. It’s designed to be flexible enough for various grade levels while remaining academically rigorous.

  Bring the wonders of the rainforest into your lesson plans today! 🦥🍃

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  Groundhog Day Unit | Cross-Curricular

  $4.00

  Celebrate Groundhog Day this February and help student practice important Language Arts and Math skills while learning fun facts about these little mammals also know as the woodchuck! Students will practice handwriting skills, syllable work, critical thinking, sentence writing, predicting and graphing and learn the parts of groundhog and fun facts such as groundhogs are also known as woodchucks, how long they live, where they live (habitat), what they eat and more!

  Read the below description for more information on this Groundhog Day resource or see a preview here!

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