All About Penguins Nonfiction Unit

Looking for fun and engaging penguin nonfiction unit activities? This All About Penguins resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes a penguin craft, a lap book guide, a nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, answer keys, graphic organizers, and writing activities.

Nonfiction Booklet:
☼ What are penguins?
☼ What do they look like?
☼ Where do they live?
☼ How long do they live?
☼ What do they eat?
☼ What do they do?
☼ How do they grow?
☼ Worksheets
☼ Answer Key
☼ Fun Facts
☼ Recommended Books and Videos
☼ Lapbook Guide
☼ How do penguins recognize each other?
☼ How do penguins stay warm?
☼ Why do penguin chicks have different colors compared to adult penguins?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources

Craft Pattern
☼ Assembly Guide
☼ Colored Patterns
☼ Tracing Patterns

Matching Reading to Writing Booklet
☼ Before Reading
☼ K-W-L
☼ Can, Have, Are
☼ Note-Taking
☼ Identifying the Main Idea and Supporting Details
☼ Comparing and Contrasting
☼ Author’s Purpose
☼ After Reading
☼ Opinion Writing
☼ Expository Writing (Presenting Facts)
☼ Expository Writing (Explaining a Process)
☼ Story Writing
☼ Tracing, Drawing, Coloring
☼ Comic Strip Writing

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