Teach your students all about whales using this weeklong science unit designed for Kindergarten and First Grade. If you’re looking for a ready-to-use whale study that keeps your students engaged all week long, this is it.🐋
This unit is packed with hands-on activities, real photos, simple science concepts, and built-in lesson plans to make teaching about whales easy and fun. From whale facts to life cycles to animal classification, everything is organized for you.
THIS WHALE UNIT IS INCLUDED IN OUR:
What’s Included:
⭐ Teacher Tools & Planning
- Weeklong Lesson Plans
- Teacher Guide with Whale Facts
- Science Talk Question Cards
- At-Home Family Letter
- Book, Video, and Song Lists for easy planning
⭐ Whole Group Lessons & Posters
- Whale Facts PowerPoint + Posters (real photos included)
- Whales & Sharks Comparison PowerPoint + Posters
- Definition Posters (kid-friendly vocabulary)
- Word Wall Cards
⭐ Reading & Writing
- Whales Emergent Reader
- “I See Whales” Emergent Reader
- Writing Center Pages (differentiated options)
- Circle Maps (before/after learning)
- Question of the Week
⭐ Science Activities
- Can/Have/Are Anchor Activity
- Whale Fact or Fiction Sort
- Parts of a Whale Posters + Worksheets
- Life Cycle Posters, Worksheet, and Life Cycle Hat
- Mammal Sort + Worksheet
- Animal Classification Activities
⭐ Crafts & Hands-On Learning
- Whale Research Craft / Fact Book
- Whale Craft (perfect for bulletin boards)
- Sensory Bin Ideas
- STEM Center Activity
⭐ Centers & Extras
- Science Center Setup + Instructions
- Whale Bingo (color + black & white)
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Thank you for such a thorough product that made end of the year research easy and low prep! My students loved it!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “My students LOVED our sharks vs. whales unit, largely thanks to this product. The pictures are very high quality and the high level vocabulary supported teaching LA through science. My students also loved being able to read the text on each page as a class, and then on their own in a printed copy. This is a fun, engaging way to start a class research project because of the vocabulary intro, but then allow students to dive in a little more on their own about sharks or whales with different resources. I use the animal classification section all year long, not just during this unit. This author always has high quality units – I have many!!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I loved using this with my kinders! It had great information, rigorous activities and left the kids wanting more! Wonderful!”
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