My kids are HUGE fans of Wild Kratts. I’m pretty sure they have seen every episode, most more than once. When I heard there would be four new episodes all about reptiles this week it seemed perfect for a reptile unit study. I had to work Monday and a bit on Tuesday, a public speaking assignment to prepare and present on Thursday, and a gluten free lasagna to cook and deliver for a volunteer lunch on Friday. It was a bit of a busy week but we managed to get a good deal of fun and learning done.
Monday – Work day for me. No school / free reading.
Tuesday – Partial work day.
- *Introduction of topic – Reptile KWL
- Wild Kratts Episode “Rattlesnake Crystal”
- Rattlesnake Wrestlers reading comprehension passage
- Draw a rattlesnake using a shape pattern on the skin
- Library to pick up books
Wednesday
- **”What is a reptile?” – non fiction reading & comprehension passage – updated KWL sheets
- Snake trail addition and subtraction math game – Mark alternating spaces with + and – signs, shuffle a stack of playing cards with face cards removed. Each child receives a die, dry erase board and marker, and game marker. Student rolls the die and moves the appropriate number of spaces. They draw 2 cards from the pile and write the problem & solution on their board using the operation they landed on. Continue until board is full. Fast finishers can go back and reverse the operation for extra practice. – Note: The original printable from Scholastic is no longer available. A slightly blurry version is available at the link.
- Wild Kratts episode “Gila Monster Under My House”
- Spike the Mixed Up Monster by Susan Hood (fiction book – Spanish vocab)
- Spike activities (coloring & sing along)
Thursday
Reptile ABC order worksheet Worksheet no longer free. The same activity can be completed on paper, white board, etc.
Reptile / Amphibian / Fish Classification worksheet
Compound words worksheet (like rattlesnake)
Expanded form of numbers – Video – free tpt worksheets & activities
Wild Kratts episodes “Tortuga Tune-up” and “Road Runner”
Updated KWLs
Friday
**”Alligator” and “Crocodile” – non fiction reading & comprehension passages
**Alligator and Crocodile Venn diagram (compare contrast)
Wild Kratts episode “Mom of a Croc”
Reptile exhibit at Knoxville Zoo
Zoo journals – sketches of snakes at zoo & writing prompt “If I worked at the zoo…”
** Worksheets taken from The Complete Book of Animals, Grades 1 – 3
