Baby Whales Drink Milk (Part of the FREE Science Curriculum Series)

The next book we will be using in the FREE science curriculum series is.
 This book explains the characteristics of mammals using vocabulary that is easy for young students to understand. After reading the book you can take your child through this interactive PowerPoint presentation about mammals.

After learning about what classifies animals as mammals, students can do this mammal sort activity. You may need to read the words to your children and have them paste them in the correct box. An alternative would be to draw, print out, or cut from magazines pictures of animals for non-readers to sort.

You may want to download these animal posters and display the mammal poster this week.

You may also want to watch the BBC Earth series The Life of Mammals available to watch on Netflix.

Younger students can use this worksheet to circle the animals that are mammals. Older students can also fill in the missing letters of the animal names.

Math Tie-Ins:
Children can use this adorable whale number match to practice numbers 1-10.
Older students can also play this whale odd and even number sorting game.

Websites to Explore:
All About Mammals
Mammals
Mammals (San Diego Zoo)
Mammals (Easy Science for Kids)
Mammals (NeoK12)