Penguin Lesson Plans Facts Crafts Coloring Pages
By Eren Mckay
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Are you planning on teaching kids about penguins?
Well then you’ve come to the right place. On this page you will find a complete Unit Study on Penguins.
The lessons are interactive with videos, experiments, quizzes, crafts and even online activities for the kids to have fun.
Here at the top of the page I have made a Table of Contents for you to easily click to the exact part that you are working on. There are also links next to each section’s title that can bring you back to the Table of Contents.
Whether you’re a teacher, a homeschooler or parent who just wants to have fun while teaching things to your kids I really hope this resource is a blessing to you.
If you like this penguin resource page and you have a blog or website please link to us so that more people can discover this free resource. Your help is very much appreciated ♥
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Online Penguin Activities for Kids
| Online Penguin Stories | Online Penguin Puzzles | Online Penguin Dress Up Games | 2 Fun Online Penguin Games | How to Draw a Penguin | Penguins Origami |
| Penguins and Communication | Penguins Fight for their Food | The Diversity of Life (for older kids) | 3 Videos Show What Penguins are Like | The Penguin Hoax |
| Life Cycle of Penguins | Why Penguins Need Blubber Science Experiment | Researching the Web | Penguin Paper for Reports | Penguins Cards & Awards |
Penguin Printables: Coloring Pages, Crafts & Fun Activities for Kids
| Penguins Coloring Pages | Penguins Crafts | Penguins Masks | A Tasty Penguin Themed Snack |
(You can listen to and read these stories.)
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What Do Little
Penguins Eat? 
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Penguin Penguin
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Preschool Penguin Story
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Tick Tock and
the Mysterious Egg
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Colorful Penguin
Dress Up Game
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Black and White
Dress Up Game
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Here is a video that will teach you to draw a penguin cartoon:
Drawing Instructions
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Step by Step Drawing
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Paper Origami
Here are some video instructions. If it helps you can pause the video while you try to make the penguin origami:
Wet Towel Origami
Make a cute penguin out of a small wet hand towel:
Have you ever heard the saying communication is the basis of all relationship? Well this is especially true with penguins. Watch this interesting video to learn about how penguins communicate:
Discussion questions after watching the video:
How do penguin parents find their young in the mist of huge amount of penguins?
What is the reproductive cycle of penguins?
What do the male and female penguins do when they decide that they like each other?
Discussion questions after watching the video:
Do penguins work together to gather more food? How?
What other animal tries to grab some of the fish?
What do the penguins do in order to still get some of the fish?
Watch this absolutely awesome informative movie on penguins. This video is a bit more advanced so younger children will not be able to accompany it.
It’s best to watch the video a 2nd time before attempting to do the quiz.
The following quiz is based on the informative little movie just watched.
Brainpop Quiz
If you’re like me, you’re an animal fan and you’ll love this adorable bird jewelry from Animal Charms. They also have cute penguin jewelry. Every sale there gives to animal charities so check it out 
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Video 1 – How do Penguins Walk?
Video 2 – How do Penguins Swim?
Video 3 – What do Penguins Sound Like?
Watch this video and try to figure it out:
Can penguins fly? No they can’t. There is no such thing as a penguin that can fly.
BBC decided to pull a prank on everyone on April Fool’s Day and make an entire commercial as a joke to trick people into thinking that some penguins can fly.
Don’t believe anyone that says a penguin can fly.
In fact if you so happen to see a real penguin flying- run- because it’s definitely the apocalypse 
Here is the hoax penguin commercial itself:
Here is the making of their video that was done with computer animation:
This awesome picture can be printed out and put on the wall. Click on the image for it to be enlarged.
Penguin life cycle
Teach the kids the importance of blubber for penguins with this activity:
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Penguin Facts
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Penguin Photographs
Beautiful Professional Penguin Photographs  |
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A Baby Penguin Being Born
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Great Information on Penguins
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 Write a report about penguins
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Penguin Shaped Paper
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Penguin shaped paper without lines
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Penguin Note Paper
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Yummy Penguin Cookies:
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Other Teaching Resources
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Jane
Hi Eren
I love your site … I went to Antarctica last March and saw lots of Happy Feet …
Thank you for being so encouraging and if this site with all these lovely tasks for the kids to do … I expect you’re a great homemaker too …
Warmest wishes
Jane
Marya Mesa
Love your blog! It’s adorable! Wishing you much success…
Dan Nappi
Hi Eren, this is a really cute blog, I never thought I would be so interesting in penguins but after reading your article I am more fascinated by them. Keep up the good work!
Eren Mckay
Thanks Dan
I’m so glad you like it. This penguin unit study took me quite some time to put together.
I really love web based teaching so much cheaper and easier to do.
My kids also are very motivated to study when they can do it through the computer. My oldest son says that this unit study is more like fun than study-LOL.
Anyways- thanks for stopping by.
All the best,
Eren Mckay
Alison Kerr
I saw this post on Twitter. I am going to take a note to mention it sometime on my blog.
@alisonkerr
Eren Mckay
Thank you so much Alison-
I want other homeschoolers to know about this penguin theme unit so that can learn and have fun at the same time =)
Blessings,
Eren
Jacqui from Mee a Bee
Wow, this is amazing, you have so many resources here!!
found via Twitter
Boris@ Arizona SEO Services
Hi Eren,
I just wanted to stop by and show you some comment luv since you just commented on my blog. Very interesting what you are doing here.
Joy Campilan
hello Eren!
i really like your site. it is so informative about my lesson in teaching preschool children about penguins. i love it! super! thank u so much for your shared knowledge.
james samy
Hi Eren,
Thank you for great post.It is informative and easy to digest. You are super, thanks
Eren Mckay
@Jaqui – thanks. I just created more resources like this one.
The thanksgiving online resources and games
The gingerbread man activities
@Boris - Thanks for stopping by. Love your blog.
@Joy - I’m always creating more resources o be sure to stop by to keep updated.
@James - Thanks so much.
Blessings always ♥,
Eren Mckay
Eren Mckay
Hi Marya,
Thanks for the kind words ♥.
Blessings,
Eren
Melanie (ModernMami)
This is a great and extensive list of resources. Will definitely try some of them with my 4 year old. She’ll love it.
Eren Mckay
Hi Melanie!
You can even let your 4 year old play on this page alone. Teach her how to use the page and she will have fun on her own. That way you’re free to do other things while she is playing and learning at the same time
Blessings ♥,
Eren
Adjie D. Saputra
Hi Eren,
thanks a lot, I get it what I need,
god bless u.
Eren Mckay
Hi Adjie,
I’m glad you got what you needed,
All the best,
Eren
Nawaal
Thank you so much. You saved me so much time searching. I found everything i needed. The kids are going to love it.
jennifer
Thank you so much!! I work at a small christian private school teaching first and second grade. This week is penguins week. You saved me a lot of time with putting all these items today.
God Bless you and looking forward to throughly looking at your entire site.
Jennifer