10 PENGUINS
Submitted by Alisa
(You may let the students be the penguins or you may make 10 flannel
board penguins and use with your flannel board.)
Ten little penguins dressed in black and white,
Playing in the Artic snow so bright.
It snowed and snowed and snowed all day,
And one little penguin waddled away.
Nine little penguins dressed in black and white,
Playing in the Artic snow so bright.
It snowed and snowed and snowed all day,
And one little penguin waddled away.
LITTLE PENGUIN
Submitted by Tania
Tune of "I'm a little teapot"
I'm A little penguin look at me,
I can waddle just look and see,
Waddle, Waddle, Waddle, Waddle,Waddle,
Waddle,Waddle,Waddle,Waddle, Waddle,Waddle,
Waddle,Waddle,Waddle.
I got the kids to waddle like a penguin while we sang the song.
They enjoyed it!!
I'm a Little Penguin
(sung to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a little penguin on the ice.
I think cold is very nice
I can hop around first once, then twice.
I think ice is very nice.
PENGUIN ACTIVITIES
Following cross-curricular ideas submitted by Janis
Literature
Marcus Pfister has some cute books about penguins. His name is Penguin
Pete. The books are Penguin Pete, Penguin Pete's New Friends, Penguin
Pete And Pat, Penguin Pete, Ahoy, and Penguin Pete And Little Tim.
Penguin Cookies from Kids in the Kitchen, Mailbox magazine
Ingredients:
1 chocolate sandwich cookie per child
1 chocolate kiss per child
Utensils and Supplies:
napkins
Directions:
Have students wash their hands. Give each child a napkin, cookie,
and chocolate kiss. They twist the top off of their cookie and
carefully break it in half. They place the two pieces on top of the
bottom half with the icing side up and spread a little out for wings. Then
they place the chocolate kiss at the top for the penguins head.
ART - Paper bag and film container puppets
For the paper bag puppets you simply use a penguin pattern.
For the film container puppet you need:
1 film container per child: black with a black lid white felt circle
cut to size for the film container wiggle eyes
orange craft foam ( cut out feet and beak )
Directions:
I made these myself with the hot glue gun. First, cut the lid in half. Cut
a circle or oval shape out of white felt to fit the front of the film container
and hot glue it in place. The wiggle eyes are glued on the top (the hole
of the container is down so the child place it on their fingers.) The beak(orange
foam triangle) is glued under the eyes, and the feet on the bottom. The
lid halves are glued on each side of the container to stick out slightly.
MUSIC
Song: (I'm a Little Teapot)
I'm a little penguin black and white
Short and wobbly, an adorable sight.
I can't fly at all but I love to swim
So I waddle to the water and dive right in.
EMPEROR PENGUINS Story / Discussion Questions. Read the story
below to your
class and ask the discussion questions that follow.
At the southern end of the earth is a place called Antarctica. The land is
covered with ice and snow all year long. In Antarctica, the weather is so cold
that only a few kinds of animals can live there. Antarctica is home for the
emperor penguin. It is called emperor because it is the largest of the penguins,
growing to be about four feet tall. Emperor penguins are birds with very short
legs and webbed feet. They cannot fly. Instead, they use their flipper-like
wings as paddles in the water. These birds are excellent swimmers and spend
about half their lives in the chilly ocean water, where they catch fish to
eat.
Emperor penguins are prepared for the icy waters and frozen temperatures of
Antarctica. They have layers of fat that act like layers of sweaters, but they
keep the emperor penguins much warmer than sweaters keep people. Short, thick
feathers cover the penguins' bodies, except for their feet and bills.y have
white feathers on their stomachs and black feathers on their backs. These feathers
make waterproof coats when the penguins go swimming.
Emperor penguins live together in large groups. The father penguin is a very
caring parent. After the mother lays a single egg, the father takes care of
it. He holds the egg on his feet. To keep it warm, the father covers the egg
with rolls of fat at the lower part of his belly.
The mother leaves the father with the egg for two months while she goes hunting
for fish. During this time the father does not eat, but faithfully keeps the
egg warm. All the fathers in the group huddle close together to stay warm while
they care for the eggs.
At about the time the egg hatches, the mother penguin comes back with fish
to feed the baby. When they are six months old, the young emperor penguins
learn to catch their own food and to take care of themselves.
Discussion Questions:
1. Where does the emperor penguin live?
2. What is the weather like in Antarctica?
3. What kind of animal is the emperor penguin? Can it fly? Can it swim?
4. What does the emperor penguin look like? What does it eat?
5. How many eggs does the mother penguin lay?
6. Who takes care of the egg?
7. What does the father eat while he watches the egg?
8. What does the mother do while the father watches the egg?
Songs & Poems
The Penguin
I am a bird you know quite well,
All dressed in black and white.
And even though I do have wings
They're not designed for flight
I waddle, waddle, waddle
On my funny little feet.
Across the icy snow I go
To find a fishy treat!
Roxanne Williams
Penguin Parade
Waddle, waddle waddle
From side to side
Penguins go a-walking
Slip, slip slide, slide.
With a funny jump
The penguins dash
Down to the water
Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash!
Waddle from the water
With a rock n' roll
Penguins go parading
On a wintry stroll.
I'm a little penguin
Ten Little Penguins
Tune: Ten Little Indians
One little, two little, three little penguins,
Four little, five little, six little penguins,
Seven little, eight little, nine little penguins,
Ten little penguin chicks.
The Penguin that Couldn't Fly
I saw a penguin.
He walked right by.
He had a tear in his eye.
I heard him cry and softly sigh,
Oh I wish I could fly.
Author unknown
Perky
Exciting
Nodding
Growing
Unbelievable
Interesting
Nest-building
Swimmers
Parading penguins
Each one soon
Nesting on the cold
Ground with stones
Underneath an
In between for a
Nest. It is Spring in Antarctica.
Percy Penguin
Percy Penguin looks so proper,
In his long black tails,
Stiff white shirt, and neatly groomed,
Correct in all details.
He's so important, chest way out,
As he pitters patters by,
But here is something very funny--
He forgot his TIE!
Catherine Y. Hongey
A Penguin
(Children are standing)
A penguin when he goes somewhere,
(waddle from side to side)
Will walk or swim; here's why:
(waddle first, then "swim")
Although he has two bird-like wings,
(hold up two fingers)
He simply cannot fly! (tuck hands into armpits and "flap" wings)
I Met a Penguin
I met a penguin yesterday
So jolly, fat and fine.
I pinned a red heart on his chest,
And named him "Valentine".
Penguin
I know a bird
That cannot fly:
Penguin is its name.
It cannot fly,
But it can swim
With speed that wins it fame!
I know a bird
That lives on ice
And waddles by the sea.
t looks so cute
In its black and white suit,
As handsome as can be!
Meish Goldish
In Praise of Penguins
These funny birds in fancy clothes
may waddle in the snow,
but when they reach the icy sea
Just watch how fast they go!
Their song sounds like a donkey's bray,
they cannot soar or fly,
yet penguins manage very well,
and let me tell you why...
Their feathers keep out water,
their blubber keeps out cold,
their wings make perfect paddles
because they do not fold!
Their tales are good for steering,
they brake with both their feet-
So tell me now, from all you've heard...
Aren't penguins NEAT?
Robin Bernard
Penguins
The penguins' habitat
is freezing-
You'll like it there
If you don't mind sneezing.
(I, myself, don't find it pleasing.)
Helen H. Moore
Have You Ever Seen a Penguin
Tune: Have you Ever Seen a Lassie
Have you ever seen a penguin? a penguin? a penguin?
Have you ever seen a penguin swim this way and that?
Swim this way and that way and this way and that way?
Have you ever seen a penguin swim this way and that?
(make swimming motions with arms)
Repeat, substitute "swim" with "slide" (make sliding motions with arms),
"waddle" (take tiny steps, swinging body from side to side)and
"dress" (boys bow and girls curtsy)
PENGUIN SHUFFLE RACES - With penguins, it is the dad's job
to keep the unhatched egg from rolling off the rocky cliffs where the
birds nest. For weeks, he carries the egg on top of his feet. Here's
an amusing indoor race that challenges kids to test their balancing
skills, penguin style. Each child needs a beanbag or Hacky Sack-style
foot bag to serve as an egg.
Contestants stand side by side with their "eggs" on top of their feet. When
the race begins, players try to shuffle across the room without dropping their
eggs. The first one to succeed wins.
PENGUIN WADDLE RELAY - Divide the group into two teams. Place
half of each team behind lines 6 or 7 meters apart. Place a rubber
ball( 15-20 cm) between the knees of the first two people in line and
have them waddle like
penguins to give the ball to their teammates behind the opposite line. The
teammates then carry the balls back to the starting line and waddling continues
until everyone has had a turn. If the ball is dropped, the penguin must go
back to his/her starting point and begin again. The winning penguins are the
ones that can waddle the fastest without losing the ball.
PARENTING - Help students understand the responsibility of
parenting by giving each an egg to care for. Set aside a whole day
for the project, presenting each student with a hard- boiled egg with
his or her name on it, as soon as the school day begins. Explain to
the class that each student's job on this day is to be a responsible
parent. Remind them that they must remain in contact with their charges
at all times; let them devise their own creative means for maintaining
that contact. At the end of the day, check for cracks. Anyone whose
egg is completely intact may not be ready to head for Antarctica, but
he or she certainly passed this parenting test. This is an activity
that will rightfully generate a few snickers, but be sure that students
recognize the serious side of the experiment. Discuss what sacrifices
students were forced to make to take care of their eggs. Were there
times when the job seemed boring or unrewarding?
The Arctic and The Tundra
Submitted by Sigrid
PAINT - Mix some salt with white tempera paint, when it dries
it looks like
snow crystals.
WOLFE PAPER BAG MASK - Color, cut out and glue onto the bag.
SALT IGLOO - On a sheet of light blue construction paper, draw
an igloo shape. Brush on glue to fill igloo shape. Let dry. Use a toothpick
to scrape out brick lines. Use crayons to add details to picture, clouds,
birds and etc.
.ESKIMO SUNGLASSES - Cut thin slits in cardboard and tie on
yarn to hold it onto child's head. Discuss how this helps protect their
eyes against the glare of the sun on snow. (take a bright flashlight
and shine it on a white piece of paper and then on a black piece of
paper to show how bright the sun in on snow.)
PAPER PLATE PENGUIN - Materials needed for each penguin: 6" paper
plate, 9" paper plate, black and orange construction paper, black crayon.
Color the small paper plate black. Glue the two paper plates together
to form the head and body. Cut and glue two orange circles for the
eyes and three orange triangles for the feet and beak. Cut and glue
two black ovals for the wings.
ICE BLOCKS - Save white milk or water jugs to stack up as ice
blocks.
COOPERATIVE IGLOO - Save the kids' milk cartons from lunch,
fill with water and freeze. Remove for the containers and have children
stack the blocks to make an igloo. Pour salt on the igloo pieces to
make them stick together. Then if desired, using tempera paint watered
down, or food coloring, and brushes, let the children paint their igloo.
Science
MAKING DRINKING WATER - Fill a small bowl with water, add
salt. Taste it. Freeze and partially thaw it several times. The last
time run your finger across the top. Is it salty. Rinse this off
and melt the rest of the water. Does it taste salty? If this still
taste salty boil it drink the run off from the lid.
SEED GATHERING - Freeze some birdseed in a shallow pan of mud
and let kids try to get it out with tweezers. Talk about it is just
as hard for the animals who live their to get their food.
BLUBBER GLOVES - Blubber keeps
animals warm. you will need: Crisco (or other fat), 2 zip lock sandwich
bags, a bowl of ice water with ice cubes. Fill one bag about 1/3
full of shortening, then turn the other bag inside out. Place it
carefully inside the bag with the shortening so that you are able
to zip the one bag to the other. Have the child put their uncovered
hand in bowl of cold water? Ask the child the difference. Explain
that this acts like blubber which keeps arctic animals warm even
in those frosty conditions.
ARCTIC ICE PLAY - Freeze some water in different size containers
and let the kids play with the ice in a sink full of water. Can they
sink the ice.
ICE CUBE LASSO - Can you pick up an ice cube without touching it?
Set out some ice cubes. Make a loop in the middle of a piece of string.
Lay the loop flat onto an ice cube. Sprinkle some salt onto the loop
and ice. Count to ten slowly and pick up the ice cube with your string.
Why does this happen? Salt lowers the melting point of ice. The ice
melts around the salt. Then because of the coldness it refreezes. Freezing
the loop of string with it.
ICE CUBE ESTIMATION - Have several clear container. Let each
child guess how many ice cubes it would take to fill the container.
Then have each child guess how high the water will be when the ice
cubes melt. Mark the guesses with tape.
Artic Games and songs
Submitted by Sigrid
BLIZZARD - One child is lost in the blizzard, he is "snow blind".
The othe children can see and guide him/her home by calling out directions.
Variation - children can do this in pairs, in going through an obstacle
course to safety. One in the pair is "snow blind" and the other can
see. When they make it through "home", then they can switch places.
ICE CUBE RACE - Race some ice cubes down a piece of wood prop
up. Dye the water different colors before freezing it.
GO ICE FISHING - Fill a small tub with water. Freeze it just
until the top has a layer of ice on it. Put in the Styrofoam fish you
made earlier in the year and go fishing.
WHO HAS THE ICE CUBE? - Make a circle. Put ice cube in a small
plastic bag. Choose child to be it. Put in center. Play music. When
music stops. It tries to guess who has the ice cube.
POLAR BEAR, POLAR BEAR, PENGUIN! - Play Polar Bear, Polar Bear,
Penguin using the format of Duck, Duck, Goose. When the last person
is tapped with the word penguin, the 2 involved students must waddle
around the circle like
a penguin as fast as they can, and try to reach the empty spot first.
POLAR BEARS & PENGUINS: I divide the class into two teams
. One team is the polar bears, the other is the penguins. This is actually
a game very similar to Wheel of Fortune. I think of a word that has
to do with the polar theme. I put dashes on the marker board to show
how many letters are there on the board. For instance, if the word
is Arctic, I put 6 dashes on the board. The kids take turn guessing
letters. The first team to guess the word correctly gets a point.
CROSSING THE ICE RELAY - Each team has two pieces of paper
slightly larger that a player's foot. The papers represent ice floes.
Using only their feet, players must push the papers forward to the
goal. If a player steps onto the
floor instead of the paper, he has fallen into the water and must start again.
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