The Activities folder includes PDF files of 21 reproducible activities that supplement the interactive lessons, plus a glossary of terms and correlations to NSTA standards. The activity pages can be reproduced for use by a parent or a classroom teacher. There are separate folders for math, reading, and science. Use these cross-curricular activities as part of a unit on whales. The activities correlate to state standards in reading and math, as well as science, for grades K-2.
In addition to the materials on the CD-ROM, we post new materials here on the web site periodically. You can download samples of some of the activities with the links below.
Following is a list of the activity pages included in each folder:
READING
- R1 Undersea Phonics: identify initial consonants (Prek–1)
- R2 Rhymes with Whale: identify rhyming words (K–1)
- R3 Sounds like Fish and Chips: consonant digraphs sh and ch (K–2)
- R4 Fact or Fantasy: discriminate between fact and fantasy in the book (K–2)
- R5 Sounds like Whale: homophones ail and ale (1–2)
- R6 A Whale of a Word Search (1–2)
- R7 Comprehension Questions for True Blue Friend
- RA Reading Answers
MATH
- M1 Undersea Counting: counting and writing numbers 1–10 (Prek–1)
- M2 My Under the Sea Counting Book: counting and writing 1–10 (K–1)
- M3 How Many Fish Can A Whale Eat? skip counting (K–1)
- M4 Measuring Whales: measuring with nonstandard tool (K–2)
- M5 How Deep Do Different Whales Dive? completing and reading a bar graph (1–2)
- M6 Comparing Whale Lengths: word problems (1–3)
- M7 Comparing Whale Weights: word problems (1–3)
- MA Math Answers
SCIENCE
- S1 Ocean Cleanup: identify things that don't belong in the ocean (Prek–K)
- S2 Salt Water Sink or Float: experiment with fresh and salt water (K–2)
- S3 Locating Sounds: identifying a sound's location (K–2)
- S4 Sound Activities: focusing sound; sound as pressure (K–2)
- S5 Food Chain: make a food chain (K–2)
- S6 Comparing a Whale and a Fish: Venn diagram (K–2)
- S7 Humpback Whale Migrations: map locations (1–3)
- S8 Glossary of Science Terms (teacher)
- S9 NSTA Science correlations: Standards for grades K–4 in life science, physics, and science in social and personal perspectives
- S10 Key Teaching Points: important topics introduced
- SA Science Answers
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