Printables for use with Children's Books
- Preschool and up: Read a number of penguin children's books to the children over the course of a few days. Give each child a "penguin graph" page. Have the children write the titles of 2 to 4 books on their page. Then have them wander around the classroom and ask their classmates which of their titles was the classmate's favorite. Have them mark the favorite on the graph paper box to track the most popular title.
- Kindergarten and up: Have the children
read one of the penguin books (either fiction or non-fiction). Give
each child 2 or 3 lined "penguin pages" to write a short book
report.
- Penguin Shapes Book: title page and lined paper
- Penguin Picture Paper: title page and picture paper
- Kindergarten and up: After reading a
number of fiction and non-fiction works, have the children write what it
might be like to have a penguin living in their house -- food needs,
temperature, playtime, etc would all be topics they could address.
Alternatively, you could have them write what they like about penguins.
- Penguin Shapes Book: title page and lined paper
- Penguin Picture Paper: title page and picture paper
- Grade 1 and up: Use some of the
non-fiction penguin books (or KidZone's Penguin Facts)
to do research about penguins. Give each child 2 or 3 lined
"penguin pages" to write down some of the information they've
learned.
- Penguin Shapes Book: title page and lined paper
- Penguin Picture
Paper: title page
and picture paper
Books for Children
- A Penguin Year by S. Bonner
- Cinderella Penguin by Janet Perlman
- Cuddly Dudley by Jez Alborough
- Little Penguin's Tale by Audrey Wood
- Penguin Pete by Marcus Pfister
- Penguin Pete, Ahoy by Marcus Pfister
- Penguin Pete and Pat by Marcus Pfister
- Penguin Pete's New Friends by Marcus Pfister
- The Penguins Are Coming! by R. Penney
- Tacky the Penguin by Helen Leister
- Three Cheers for Tacky by Helen Leister
- Non-Fiction:
- The Penguin (Animal Close-Ups) by Beatrice Fontanel
- Penguins (Animals of the Oceans) by Judith Hodge