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Bat Activities and Bat Unit: Ready to engage your students with the high interest subject of bats- all while covering all of your reading and science standards? In this bat unit, you will find many classroom favorite bat activities!
Use With Your Favorite Bat Books:
Many of the bat activities can be used with your favorite fiction and non-fiction bat books, including the titles:
- "Stellaluna"
- "Bat Loves the Night"
- "Nightsong"
- "Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats"
Other great book suggestions and videos are available in this pack. You and your students will love all the bat activities available in this bat unit pack!
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How to use it in your classroom!
Want to see how to use these bat activities as part of your bat unit? See this unit in action!
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This pack includes:
Resource Page: Books, websites, and videos to help teach your bat unit. Perfect to help you organize your bat study and all the bat activities!
Anchor Charts:
- KWL interactive anchor chart for class to document their learning about bats. Also includes a mini KWL for students to record their own bat learning
- Bats VS. Birds Comparison chart to compare how bats and birds are alike and different! Perfect if you're reading Stellaluna! Also includes a printable Venn diagram comparing and contrasting bats and birds for students to record their own information on bats and birds.
Vocabulary
- Bat Vocabulary “read and do” activity to build content-specific vocabulary related to bats.
- Blank vocabulary “read and do” activity so you can add your own vocabulary words.
- Bat Vocabulary Assessment (PARCC Style Questions- Ideal for 2nd and 3rd graders)
Bat Worksheets-Quick Prints to use throughout your unit:
- Bats Vs. Birds Tab-book for comparing bats and birds
- Bats! Reading Comprehension Passage-Original non-fiction text “Bats! Bats! Bats!” with CCSS style comprehension questions.
- Fiction Vs. Non-Fiction Bat Books style- perfect quick print to use in literacy stations as students explore bat themed books.
- 3-2-1- Summarizing my Learning recording sheet- allows students to summarize their learning in this easy to complete, but rigorous summarizing activity. Perfect for allowing students to share what they've learned about bats!
Hands-on and Engaging Bat Crafts and Bat Activities:
- Bat Fact cards on 8 different species of bats- have students learn more about these misunderstood creatures.
- Folding Up Bat Facts! Fact and opinion sort with bat craft and mini booklet. A class favorite bat activity!
- “B is for Bat” ABC Order Center- great activity for students to work with bat vocabulary!
- “B is for Bat”- ABC order cut and paste activity- Students can complete this bat activity after completing their ABC order center game.
Bat Writing Activities and Crafts:
- “My Batty Adventure” Writing Craft with writing paper and symmetrical bat tracer- perfect craft to complete and hang up around your classroom for a bat cave!
- Bat report form and report writing sheet- perfect for beginning researchers! Students will love learning more about bats!
- “Bats are…” Opinion writing craft with grading rubric- perfect way to end your unit and to have students share what they've learned about bats.
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What teachers are saying about this unit:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐-"Wow what a great unit on bats. I love the bat vocabulary activities. Thanks so much!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐-"My students loved using this to learn about bats! There are so many activities and it fit well with our unit. Great resource!
— Desiree S. "
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐-"This was a wonderful resource for my students' first group research project! Everything I needed was included! Thanks!"
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