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Arctic Animals Preschool Unit Printable

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38 pagesPDFUS Letter + A4PreschoolEnglish

Arctic Animals Preschool Unit Printable is a printable PDF bundle of 38 pages for preschool. US Letter and A4 sizes are both included, as an instant download from our Etsy shop.

Arctic Animals & Life at the Poles: a complete 2-week winter unit for pre-K and preschool (ages 3–5). Who lives in the far north, who lives in the far south, and how do polar animals stay warm? Calm, hands-on activities with sweet watercolor polar animals, two simple science experiments, and accurate facts you can trust.

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Look inside: 7 preview pages

At a glance

  • 2-week plan + daily scripts
  • Animal fact sheets with sources
  • Arctic or Antarctica sorting
  • 3-part cards
  • Penguin math
  • Ice & blubber experiments
  • Mini book & certificate

Look inside

7 real pages from this bundle, each showing a different kind of activity. The previews are watermarked and low resolution. The files you buy are clean, full-quality PDFs.

What's included (38 pages)

  • Two-week plan with a short circle-time script for every day (what to say, what to ask, what to do)
  • Big ideas, vocabulary, materials list and a note on accuracy
  • Animal fact sheets for grown-upsone kid-friendly fact and a teacher note for each of 11 animals
  • Sources pageevery fact checked against the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, NOAA, the National Park Service, WWF, the Australian Antarctic Program, Polar Bears International, National Geographic and more
  • Sortingan easy Arctic or Antarctica mat, 3 header cards (Arctic, Antarctica, both poles), 11 picture cards + a draw-your-own card, and a control chart
  • Montessori-style 3-part cardscontrol cards and labels for 11 animals
  • Mathpenguin counting (How many?), a ten-frame with number cards 1–10, count-and-clip cards, small-medium-big and patterns
  • Fine motorNorth or south? cut and paste, 8 tracing paths and 3 playdough mats (snowballs, fish for the penguins, build an igloo)
  • Sciencea melting ice log and a blubber glove experiment (based on NOAA's classroom activity)
  • Snow-day writing pages, an 8-page mini book "Animals at the Poles" and 8 word wall cards
  • Polar Explorer certificatetype the name, date and teacher, or print and write by hand
  • Answer key

How to use it

  1. Print the pages
  2. Follow the daily plan
  3. Sort, count & explore
  4. Celebrate your Polar Explorers!

The 11 Animals

Arctic: polar bear, arctic fox, arctic wolf, reindeer, walrus, arctic hare, sled dog. Antarctica: emperor penguin and penguin chick. Both poles: whale and fish.

Questions and answers

How many pages are in Arctic Animals Preschool Unit Printable?

38 printable pages. The full list is under "What's included" on this page.

Does it come in US Letter and A4?

Yes. Both sizes are included in the one purchase, with the same pages in each. Print at 100% ("actual size").

How do I get the files?

This is a digital download sold through our Etsy shop. After you pay on Etsy the PDF files are available straight away from your Etsy purchases page, and Etsy emails you a download link. Nothing is posted.

Can I use it in my classroom or with all my children?

For personal, family and single-classroom use. Please don't share or resell the files.

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