Swimming With the Penguins

Anna and I have spent the last few weeks doing a penguin unit study. We have have studied not only penguins, but also their habitats, predators, Antarctica, the Arctic, and the men who explored Antarctica and the Arctic. When we do a unit study, we incorporate as many subjects into it as possible. Instead of just doing science when we do an animal study, I find ways to work in social studies and language arts as much as possible.

We read lots of books when we do a unit study. I had a picture of the 14 library books I had checked out for Anna to read. Russty deleted it. He says he thought they were EBay pictures. Honestly! Here is a list of them: 

Antartica~Wendy Viero

Life Under ice~Mary M.Cerullo

Summer Ice~Bruce McMillan

Sir Earnest Shackleton~Hal Marcovitz

What's a Penguin Doing in a Place Like This~MiriumSchlein

Penguins~Gail Gibbons

Penguins and Polar Bears~Sandra Lee Crow

 The Emperor's Egg~Martin Jenkins

Penguins and their chicks~Margaret Hall

Penguins and Antarctica~Mary Pope Osbourne

Eve of the Emperor Penguin~Mary Pope Osbourne

Mr. Popper's Penguins~Richard and Florence Atwater

Black Whiteness~Robert Burleigh

Yes, Anna read them all. We also blubbered through March of the Penguins together. Anna has inherited my low tolerance for nature documentaries. For written work, I printed worksheets from Homeschool Share which is a wonderful resource for unit studies. Lots of free stuff. We put them in the scrapbook she has been working on this year. Here are some pics.



I am now working on a lion/Africa unit study to finish out the year. I'm so excited! I'll do a post on it when we're done.