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Keiko, Killer Whale

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers will create a children's book on Keiko, the killer whale, that was rehabilitated and returned to the wild after living in an aquarium. In small groups, they conduct internet research to find out the history and current...
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Whales and Fish: Creatures of the Deep

For Students 5th Standards
Practice comparing and contrasting details in informational text with a reading passage about whales. It explains the ways that fish and whales are similar, as well as the ways they are different, and specific characteristics of various...
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Whale Song Acrostic

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
What do whales sing about? Invite your class to imagine the thoughts of whales before writing acrostic poems on the topic. The plan blends together a bit of life science with plenty of opportunities for creativity and writing.
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Humphrey The Lost Whale

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
The children's book Humphrey the Lost Whale tells an amazing tale of a community joining together for a common cause. Read this book with your class, making connections between the events in the story and personal experiences of...
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Whale Watchers

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students research physical characteristics and ocean habitats of common species of whale. They create artwork illustrating characteristics of a particular species of whale using a crayon resist technique. Students identify different...
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Whales and Dolphins Multiple Choice Quiz

For Teachers 7th
In this multiple choice quiz worksheet, 7th graders answer 10 questions based on the book, Whales and Dolphins by Susanna Davidson.
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Day Ten Lesson- The Whale Rider

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Readers respond to Chapters 17 and 18 of Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera. Working in literature groups, they identify the climactic elements in the chapters, discussing the text and making inferences based on their reading.
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Whale Challenge

For Students 4th - 5th
In this review or quiz about whales worksheet, students read phrases describing something about whales and identify the answer. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers.
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Magic School Bus: The Wild Whale Watch Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners research information about whales. In this early childhood lesson plan, students create an illustration of a whale to display in a sea scene in the classroom. Learners then use the library and internet to research a whale of...
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Whale ABCs

For Students Pre-K - K
It's a whale! Have young learners discover what the picture is when they connect the dots! Start at the letter and follow the letters alphabetically until the whale is drawn! 
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Venn Diagram Dolphins And Whales

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this compare and contrast learning exercise, students use a Venn diagram to show similarities and differences in dolphins and whales. There is space for students to write a conclusion.
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Orca Whale Information and Coloring Page

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this animal information and coloring page, students read a short factual paragraph about Orca whales before coloring a picture of the mammal in its habitat.
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Whose Point of View? The Journey of Three Generations

For Teachers 5th - 10th
A reading of Whale Journey, a fact-filled picture book by Vivian French, launches a study of the life cycle and migration of three generations of gray whales. The interdisciplinary lesson plan offers opportunities extensions into all...
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A Whale of a Problem

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners evaluate the possible causes contributing to the decline of the killer whale population from a number of differing perspectives. They present their findings in a talk show format and in letters of advocacy regarding
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Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
If friendship were a soup, what ingredients would be in it? As part of a study of Marcus Pfister's Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale, kids engage in a series of friendship-themed activities using materials contained in this richly...
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A Whale of a Tale

For Students 4th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students, utilizing a whale pattern, write several original exaggerated stories, cut them out into patterns and then make them into a shape book.
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Why the Whales Came

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this Why the Whales Came worksheet, young scholars answer questions about each chapter in the story for twelve chapters. Students answer five to ten questions about plot per chapter and complete a writing assignment for each chapter.
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Blue Whale

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
An interactive tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. After reading or listening to a brief informational text, learners answer five fill-in-the-blank questions. Results appear instantly.
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Whale of a Web Site

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners compare and contrast differences and likeness of whales/fish and toothed/baleen whales and discuss what they know about whales and what they would like to study about whales. They then describe the characteristics of a mammal.
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Reading- Whales (Online Interactive)

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this whales worksheet, students read a short text and learn about different kinds of whales. Students then read 8 sentences and answer "yes" or "no". This is an online interactive worksheet.
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"Be the Kiwi"- Whale Rider

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discuss examples of foreshadowing and find information about the Maori culture in Whale Rider.  For this Whale Rider lesson, students define foreshadowing and find examples.  Students evaluate whether or...
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Killer Whale

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this science and writing worksheet, students look at and color a picture of a killer whale. Ten lines are provided below for the students to write about the whale.
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A Whale of a Tale

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read "A Very Hungry Caterpillar" and discuss factual information in the book. They research whales and use information to write a narrative story. They take their stories through the writing process.
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Whale: Days and Months

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this whales calendar worksheet, students read the names of the days of the week and the months of the year, each inside a whale shape. There are no directions.

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