Turtle Unit Study Ideas

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We try to make the start of the school year exciting and fun. To start the school year out right for my son, he thought a turtle unit study was in order. If you read this post, Easing Into The New Homeschool Year, you’ll learn we don’t jump into the school year with both feet. We take a couple of weeks to do some fun learning activities or get deep into a subject the kids have really been wanting to study.

We started with an animal report printable, get your copy here, and used various resources to research and create a report. Here are some of the resources we used….

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Turtle Unit Study Links

30 Fun Facts About Sea Turtles (Use it with our FREE sea turtle unit.) Download our free sea turtle worksheets by inputting your email below. You’ll be added to our email list, but you can unsubscribe at any time.

• You Tube – There are so many great turtle videos available. Our kids never get tired of seeing baby sea turtles emerge from their nest and race to the ocean. 
• Other videos:
  • Release of 20 sea turtles back into the ocean via the Karen Beasley Turtle Rescue Center in Topsail Beach, NC.
  • Baby Turtles First Steps from BBC
  • A visit to a turtle rescue center via National Geographic Kids
• Sea Turtle Study Links – Last year, I posted this as we were preparing to take a vacation to Gulf Shores and hopefully, see sea turtle nesting sites. (and we did!) It has lots of great links for you to learn more about sea turtles.
• Turtles young reader – This is a great paperback or Kindle reader with lots of great illustrations and turtle information.
• Voyage of the Turtle– This is on my reading list. Written for high school and adult readers, the author details the perils facing sea turtles in the wild and why they are threatened or endangered.
• Reptiles of North America – If you know me, you know I can’t resist a guide book!
• The creek beside our house – There is a snapping turtle that lives in the creek beside our house. We haven’t seen him in a month or so.
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources – The Illinois DNR has a turtle fact page that also contains information about all the different species of turtles that live in Illinois.
• A Place For Turtles –  Great turtle unit study resources from  Growing With Science blog.
• Reptile Study Ideas post –  Reptile Study Ideas and free reptile printables would be great for a turtle study.
• Sea Turtle Art – fun art project that would work with any type of turtle
• Turtle Pinterest Board

Turtles are a great way to study reptiles for those who are kind of creeped out by the thought of snakes and lizards. Who doesn’t like a cute, little turtle?

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