Coke Bottle Penguins [ Idea by Nanagail75@aol.com ] *Use a 20 oz. coke bottle, label removed * Tear black & white construction paper into little squares * Cut 2 wings with black construction paper * Cut 2 feet with orange construction paper * Cut a beak using orange construction paper * Attach wings and feet * Use a dyed bowtie macaroni for its bow tie * Ball up a piece of paper and glue to the lid for a head * Add 2 wiggle eyes * Finally ... add the beak. It stands up just like a penguin ... the kids LOVE it!!! Petunia & Porter Penguin Bag Puppets Carson Dellosa - CD-0946) Two cute patterns to color and cut out to create paper bag puppets. Frosted Penguin Shapes Trace and cut out various penguin shapes from black paper. Paint with Epsom Salts diluted in water. It makes the penguin look frosty. Skating Penguins Use the skating penguin pattern found at http://www.angelfire.com/mn/cozycottage/pskate.html to make penguin skating scenes. Have children color and cut out the penguin and then glue the penguin to the upper half of a large sheet of blue construction paper. use chalk at the bottom to create the ice the penguin will skate on. Paper Plate Penguin 1. Use 1 regular size paper plate for the tummy. 2. Use a small paper plate to trace a black construction paper head. 3. Cut a moon-shape on the fold of 2 sheets of black construction paper to create the penguin "wings" 4. Add an orange triangle for a beak 5. Add wiggle eyes on the small paper plate for penguin eyes. Foot Print Penguins Go visit Ms. Pieczko's Unit - "It's Snowing In The South???" to find a cute footprint penguin art project. Materials: blue, black & orange construction paper, white paint, scissors, glue, q-tip, wiggle eyes Trace your shoe on the black construction paper and cut out. Glue onto the blue construction paper. paint a white tummy on the body. Add construction paper beak and flippers. Add wiggly eyes! Film Cannister Penguins [ leesee54@aol.com ] You will need: 35 mm film container with its lid (the body) 2 - 5 mm wiggle eyes 1 - 1" x 1 1/2" piece of white construction paper (tummy) 1 - 2" x 2" piece of black construction paper ( flippers ) 1 - 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" piece of pink construction paper (feet) 1 - 1" x 3/4" piece of red construction paper (beak) Glue the eyes near the top of the container. Cut an oval from the white paper. Glue it below the eyes. Fold the black paper in half. Draw one flipper. Cut through both thicknesses. Glue the flippers in place. Cut out a heart shape from the pink paper. Glue it to the bottom of the container with the tip of the heart pointing to the back of the penguin. cut a diamond shape from the red paper. Fold it in half. Glue the bottom half of the diamond to the container right below the eyes. Add the "penguin" to an upside down bowl covered with cotton balls. The bowl is an "iceberg." Spray adhesive spray on finished product and sprinkle with iridescent glitter. Penguins

Counting Penguins [Center Game] Englarge a penguin pattern and an egg pattern. Make ten copies of each on construction paper. Color, cut out, and then laminate them. Program each of the penguins with a different numeral. Use sticky dots to make a dot set on each egg to correspond with one of the numerals. Direct students to match each penguin with its egg. Flying South worksheet Classifying. [Worksheet Magazine, K, Nov/Dec/Jan 1989-90] Tacky's Patterns worksheet. [Teacher's Helper, K, Nov/Dec/Jan 99-00] Have the class vote on their favorite penguin story read. Discuss the results.

A Tacky Race After reading Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester, have a "Tacky Race!" Divide the class into two teams and line them up on one side of the room. One the other side of the room, assemble tacky outfits including a shirt, pants, socks, and a hat. Designate an outfit for each team. On your signal, the first player on each team runs to his pile of clohtes, dresses, run back to the team, and undresses. Then the next player dresses, runs to the other side of the room, undresses, and runs back to the team. Play continues until everyone has had a turn to be tacky. Ready, set, go! Dress Peter Penguin Dress the penguin cutout correctly by matching the hat and scarf. Hats and scarves are programmed with whatever skill you wish to use. I use upper and lowercase letters.

Chilly Choices worksheet Categorize the pictures and glue them in the correct igloo. [ Worksheet Magazine, K, Nov/Dec/Jan, 86-87] Weekly Reader: Penguins Walk With a Waddle [January 2001 - Weekly Reader - Edition K] 1. Cover 2. The largest penguin is the emperor penguin. 3. The smallest penguin is the fairy penguin. 4. Penguins dive into water to swim or to look for food. 5. Penguins hp and jump t get out of the water. 6. Penguins slide down a mountain of snow. 7. Penguins swim very fast using their flippers. Scholastic - Let's Find Out - My Penguin Baby Book [ January 2001 ] Slip Sliding Away You'll need a large plan of frozen water, small items from the classroom such as blocks, crayons, and pencil. Talk about where penguins live and the type of climate they need to survive. Show children the pan filled with ice. Let them try to move the blocks and other small items around on the ice so they can feel the cold the penguins need to survive. Slide the items across the ice then across the desk, carpet and other surfaces. Compare the results.

Penguins Are ... Have students complete the predicitable sentence using all information they have learned about penguins Write about what you think it would be like to have a pet penguin. Discuss such things as what you would do with your penguin, what you would name your penguin, and what you think your penguins would like to eat. Draw a picture to illustrate your story.

Where do penguins come from? Find Antarctica on the globe. Penguin Cam SeaWorld Live Penguin Cam

Penguin Treat You will need: 2 oreos, 3 candy corn, 2 mini m&m's, white icing (small tube) for "glue" 1. Twist cookie apart. 2. Attach the head at the top. 3. Add candy corn for feet. 4. Add m&m eyes and candy corn beak. 5. Split other oreo in half to mak penguin wings. 6. Waddle over and EAT!

Have a "Black and White" Day. Estimate oreos in a baggie.[They make bite-sized now!] Penguin Waddle Relay Divide the group into 2 teams. Place a rubber ball 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.

SeaWorld Penguin Cam Mrs. Bee's Penguin Unit http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/4482/penguinwelcome.htm Iceberg pattern http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/4482/icebergs.htm Penguin Graphic Set http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/4482/graphpenguins.htm Childfun Themes - Penguins http://childfun.com/themes/penguin.shtml Penguin Resource for Teachers http://www.geocities.com/teachingwithheart/penguinsunit.html Small Penguin Patterns http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/4482/pengpatterns.htm Penguin Life Cycle Cards http://www.hinklecreek.com/penguin/cards.htm Animal Printouts - The Emperor Penguin http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Penguincoloring.shtml Penguin Art http://www.hinklecreek.com/penguin/directions.htm Mrs. Vig's Penguin Page http://www.angelfire.com/ma/1stGrade/pagel.html The Penguin March - Seaworld.org http://www.seaworld.org/songs/march.html Ms. Hick's Chicks Penguin Page http://www.geocities.com/hickschicksk/penguins.htm

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