By The Green Parent
02nd March 2021
RESOURCES
Disney Nature have produced a pack on penguins - the activity pack has some good ideas around exploring the antarctic environment. There are richer resources in the Educator’s Pack - we loved the story stones project, depicting the penguin lifecycle through stone paintings. There are some greta maths resources too including measuring area and making 3D shapes.
Explore gender and family structure through the story of And Tango Makes Three - two male penguins who hatch a chick.
Beautiful watercolour painting of a penguin to download.
Download this free Lifecycle of a Penguin activity pack.
We got lots from the 74 page printable with maths and science resources.
These are great - penguin species printable.
Make a 3D penguin out of cardstock using these simple instructions from EasyPeasyandFun.
We love these penguin stones and activity cards from Small Eco Steps - we haven’t bought them but might do in the future if this becomes a favourite topic.
BOOKS
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson This tale of two male penguins raising a chick has been a family favourite for a loong time!
Penguin’s Big Adventure A great story about firsts and friendships with appealing simple illustrations.
Blanche and Rocky Brought out for our exploration of bears recently, this has made a reappearance because of it’s fun protagonist, Rocky the penguin.
Thought the Animal Kingdom A beautiful book, which explores different habitats around the world - there are a few pages about penguins.
Busy Penguins This fun book depicts penguins sliding, diving, drooping, and sharing.
365 Penguins The family in 365 Penguins finds a penguin mysteriously delivered to their door every day for a year. At first they’re cute, but with every passing day, the penguins pile up―along with the family’s problems.
Penguin by Polly Dunbar A penguin turns out to be the perfect present in this award-winning classic.
The Emperor’s Egg The Emperor penguin is the only large animal to remain on the Antarctic mainland throughout its bitterly inhospitable winter. This is the story of the father and the egg.
National Geographic Kids: Penguins Informative, particularly with quirky facts - penguins throw up a lot - and packed with the great photography you’d expect from Nat. Geo.
