Learning about animals, research and writing this week with our FREE Animal Report printable.
We are in the midst of studying endangered animals. Last week, I shared how we were learning about tigers. This week, we are continuing our study by discussing what animals, in general, eat and how they survive in the wild.
We especially are interested in our backyard animals during winter. Every winter we participate in the Backyard Bird Count. In addition, we watch the behavior of the deer, foxes, and squirrels in our immediate area. We pay attention to feeding habits, markings, even signs of disease. In the past, we’ve noticed eye issues in birds and big, bare spots on squirrels. Winter is a good time to really watch animals and their behavior since we aren’t outside as much gardening, riding bikes, taking long hikes, or doing yard work.
Once you and your student read the information below, select an animal or two to research. Organize information into a report form using the animal report printable we have created.
The animal report printable below is a great tool for younger learners. They can use it to know what kind of questions they should be answering in an animal report. It will help them dig deeper in their research. Depending on the age, you can have the child answer in complete sentences or just a few lines. Older students can use this form as a start to a larger report or use many of these to record basic information about a larger number of animals.
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Use Our Animal Report Printable with Some of These Resources
- Tiger information in our Are Tigers Endangered post.
- 70+ Resources for Studying Horses
- Why Is the Rusty Bumble Bee Important – Never heard of this bee? Check it out!
- Benefits of Insects – With a free printable
I love this Marci! This would be a great way to include my five year old with the animal study that my 4th and 6th graders are doing through their Trail Guide to Learning curriculum. This would be a great addition to our “What’s Working Wednesday” link-up at NextGen Homeschool, would you like to add it?
Renée at NextGen Homeschool
LOVE it!
Blessings,
The How to Guru
Yours is great too. Thanks for mentioning mine 🙂
We’re doing a snake unit study right now — I love this simple layout !
Simple is always good here, too! The snake study sounds like fun!
I made a Animal Report Note Taking Video of an Elephant that can help kids do animal reports.
here is the link on youtube
http://youtu.be/3sxHptcZnCY