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Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)

March 9, 2023 | Leave a Comment
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This diy felt frog dissection with frog insides labeled is tons of fun without the mess. Grab the other ideas on my Frog and Toad Amphibians page.

If you want to cover dissection with your kids but they (or you) are just too squeamish to do the real thing this felt frog is a fun change.

We are creating a frog from the inside out.

Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)

And we’re getting those frog insides labeled and sorted out a little easier with a fun and adorable diy felt dissection frog.

By performing this makeshift dissection, your child will be able to identify the major organs, tissues, and systems of the frog.

This can be a total diy.

For example, we literally googled dozens of photos and frog dissections and quickly sketched out body parts.

Also, you can add more frog body parts like ovaries, cloaca, esophagus, gullet, voice box, spine, and even a skeleton made from pipe cleaners if you’d like to go more in depth.

I love that this project is reusable over and over for lessons, quizzes, and it would even make a great activity for a co-op as well.

More Frog Study and Frog Insides Labeled Resources

 Of course, you want to include books, printouts from online, and a pair of tongs for removing and placing all the pieces.

 I think our frog looks so fun and inviting on a nice tray and appreciates the lack of mess that a real dissection makes.

14 Frog Unit Study Resources

Add a book or two or some fun hands-on resources to your unit study.

The Frog (Animal Lives)

Superbly detailed drawings capture the elusive frog in its watery realm, as it captures its prey with a sticky tongue, feeds its young, and leaps from place to place to escape from predators.

Tale of a tadpole

The natural world doesn't work the way fairy tales do, but it still has its fair share of enchantments. With text and pictures that are both scientifically accurate and totally true to the comedies of family life, this is a happily-ever-after tale of unexpected transformations

Rainforest Frogs

Rainforest Frogs Haiku by Caley Vickerman Illustrated by Mark Lerer Foreword by Franco Andreone Designed and Edited by Susan Newman Frogs Are Green, Inc is proud to announce… Rainforest Frogs Order your copy now! Free shipping in the USA if you order directly from us! $11.95 | 52 pages softcover | Full color Rainforest Frogs profiles ten exotic and endangered amphibian species. Table of Contents Foreword by Franco Andreone Blue Poison Dart frog Amazon Milk frog Yellow-Banded Poison Dart frog Northern Glass frog Tiger’s Tree frog Golden Mantella Red-Eyed Tree frog Flat-Head Bromeliad Tree frog Tiger-Leg Monkey Tree frog Rabbs Fringe-Limbed Tree frog (Toughie)

Frog (Life Cycle of a . . .)

Do tadpoles have legs? Why do frogs live in water? How do frogs catch food? Explaining concepts through stunning photographs and simple text, 'Life Cycle of a Frog' takes an in-depth look at this familiar but fascinating animal.

Ice King Bear Plush Giant Frog

Scientific name of this frog is Conraua goliath (The largest frog in the world).

  • Product size is 22 inches length from head to soles of the feet, big size.
  • Soft, huggable material built to high-quality standards and hand wash best.
  • Suit for kids toy, funny party props, early education animals, cute decorations in house.
  • Climbing Tree Frogs (Pull Ahead Books)

    Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of North American tree frogs

    Frogs

    How far can frogs jump? Why do their eggs look slimy? Answer these questions and many more in this illustrated introduction to amphibians, and learn about the unique role frogs play in the environment. With her signature bright, well-labeled diagrams and simple text, Gail Gibbons introduces the habitat and life cycles of frogs, and gives a brief overview of common frog behaviors. Important vocabulary is introduced, defined, and reinforced with kid-friendly language and clear illustrations—plus a page of intriguing frog trivia. 

    Frog and Friends

    Frog and Toad

    Frog & Toad The Complete Collection

    This collection brings together all of Arnold Lobel’s engaging, warm and funny stories about Frog and Toad, and features a special foreword by Julia Donaldson. A collectable classic treasury that every child should read and own. Julia Donaldson says “I hugely admire and envy Arnold Lobel; he is my hero”. Once upon a time there were two good friends, a frog and a toad… From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other – just as best friends should be.

    Frog Growth Cycle

    This Forg life cycle set is a fun for children with an interest in insects and nature explore. And also it is a great teaching and learning tool for homeschoolers and preschoolers teaching.

    Anatomy Lab Soft Cover Frog Dissection Guide Book

    Fully Illustrated Guide: Each study guide is fully illustrated and conveys the complete dissection through illustration.

    Visualize the Steps: the dissection guides depict anatomically correct step-by-step procedural illustrations helping the student visualize key organs and anatomy aiding in the overall dissection process.

    Frog-Development Paperweight Specimens

    The frog development paperweight specimen is a 100% natural insect incased in clear resin block, you can observe its development all life stages very clearly from any angle.

    Red-eyed Tree Frog (Scholastic Bookshelf)

    Category: NatureIn a tropical rain forest in Central America, a red-eyed tree frog spends the night looking for food while avoiding potential predators. Award-winning photographer Nic Bishop's larger-than-life, gorgeous images document the hunt, which ends happily with the frog settling down in the leaves to spend his daylight hours sleeping! Joy Cowley's simple, readable text makes the frog's story fun, interesting, and accessible to young readers. This is a nature tale like you've never seen before!

    Frogs Toy Mini Vinyl Realistic Frog

    Rich in style: the plastic frogs toys contain 12 different types and each type includes 3 pieces, allowing you to combine and match for beautiful and personalized decorations at your will, which can give rein to your imagination and creativity

    Quality material: the realistic frogs toy decorations are made of quality PVC material for safety and wearing, which are odorless; They are also easy to clean and can be applied many times, providing a comfortable touching experience for you

    You can either put your felt frog together and then have your child “dissect” the frog and label the parts as they come to them.

    Or let them create it, put it together and take it apart, and then label it, etc.

    Let your kid decide the setup of this felt frog from start to finish.

    This will help the information stick better.

    If your child is in middle school, they prefer some independence in their studies.

    Younger children might need you to do more of the upfront work or at least more assistance.

    5 Fascinating Frog Facts

    • The largest frog is the Goliath Frog that can weigh up to 7 pounds.
    • The smallest frog is Paedophryne amauensis, this little guy is less than ⅓ of an inch long.
    • Frogs don’t drink water directly but rather they absorb it through their skin.
    • The North American Bullfrog is the type of frog used most often for dissections.
    • Frogs in captivity have been known to have a lifespan of over 20 years; it is unknown how long in the wild.
    Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)

    In addition, be sure you add my free lapbook to your study.

    More Frog Resources

    • Grab my frog lapbook.
    • Look how to raise tadpoles
    • Frog Activities for Preschoolers
    • Hand Print Art: F is for Frog
    Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)

    Finally, look how to make this fun frog craft.

    How to Make a DIY Felt Frog Dissection

    Here is what you will need:

    Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)
    • 2 sheets green felt
    • Red felt
    • Pink felt
    • Blue felt
    • Purple felt
    • Tan felt
    • Red string/yarn
    • Scissors
    Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)

    You can either trace the crude frog outline I made for you or have your child draw it out on paper.

    To make the felt model easier to work with you want to have them draw it fairly large, using the majority of the paper.

    Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)

    Cut out the paper outline and use it to trace onto the green felt.

    Fold the felt in half and cut the outline out of two layers.

    That is one layer of green felt and one layer of pink.

    The pink will help us create the muscle tissue layer.

    Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)

    Next, cut out the internal organs from paper to use as a template to cut out of various felt colors.

    Again, here is a crude sketch but you can free hand the general shapes as well.

    You can keep all the organs from one system the same color if you like, such as all digestive organs pink, respiratory purple, etc.

    Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)

    To assemble the frog lay out one of your green body shapes and then run red thread from the “heart” to each of the 4 limbs creating the arteries.

    Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)

    Assemble the organs in roughly the correct spot, cover with the pink frog layer and then the second green one.

    Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)

    You can leave it uncut and just simply remove the top layers.

    Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)

    Also, you can have your child create a dissection then cut and fold the pieces back and hold the flaps in place with tacks or stick pins.

    Finally, create labels for each of the parts on cardstock.

    Fun DIY Felt Frog Dissection With Frog Insides Labeled Mess Free (Free Printables)

    How to Get the Free Frog Body and Body Parts Outline

    Finally, how to grab the free frog body and body parts outline for the felt. It’s a subscriber freebie.

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    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest – Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    December 4, 2022 | 1 Comment
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    Today is Wildlife Conversation Day. And we’re learning about wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest. Be sure you grab my Amazon Rainforest unit study and free lapbooks.

    Two of the most easily identifiable birds are the parrot and the toucan.

    Both birds are bright with distinctive colors.

    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    This easy paper plate craft is a great early elementary activity to go along with your rainforest unit study.

    Also, I really enjoy including beautiful quality books.

    Add in activities not only during a specific science study or project but pull them out during an art project to reference.

    Science doesn’t only have to be taught during science.

    Fun Bird Resources

    A wonderfully illustrated book like The Big Book of Birds can be brought out to investigate.

    In this case, look at the colors of the birds, the shape of their beaks and talk about their habitat and habits.

     Naturally, your child will pick up so much information as you read the little snippets aloud as they look at the pictures.

    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    These Exotic Bird Toobs from Safari LTD are also a fantastic addition to your rainforest study.

    Too, you get a great variety of birds including a toucan and a blue and gold macaw.

     If you want a little more variety instead of just birds they also have a rainforest one with different animals

    Rainforest Activities

    • Check out my 3 free Rainforest Lapbooks.
    • Try Amazon Rainforest Theme Gross Motor With Afternoon in the Amazon.
    • Make a rainforest diorama.
    • Create a fun pineapple candle.
    • Study resources like –Chocolate Grows in The Rainforest.
    • Enjoy some fun sensory play with Jungle Slime.
    • Learn about the resources we get from the rainforest like chocolate, bananas, medicines, and more.
    • Visit a pet store and see a parrot in person.
    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    This cutie is a Sun Conure which is a small parrot.

    Fun Facts About Birds of the Rainforest

    • All macaws are parrots, but not all parrots are macaws.
    • Of the 3,800 species found in the rainforest, 1,300 of them are bird species.
    • Birds of the Amazon Rainforest eat a variety of foods including leaves, fruits, nuts and insects.
    • Of the 18 species of Macaws in the Amazon Rainforest, several are currently on the endangered list and some species may already be extinct.
    • A toucan’s bill has been adapted to crush and saw the food that it eats such as fruits and nuts.
    • The parrot uses its beak as an additional hand to assist in climbing up trees so it can locate harder to reach food.
    • Out of the four layers of the Amazon Rainforest, the majority of birds live in the canopy layer.
    • Rainforest birds range from tiny hummingbirds to large macaws.
    • Screaming and loud vocalization is the way wild parrots and other birds communicate with one other.
    • The loudest bird in the Amazon Rainforest is the male white bellbird.

    Other Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest Resources

    Then, add some more activities below.

    • 19 Fun Hands-on Rainforest Activities
    • Make an Easy Paper Plate Monkey
    • The Ultimate Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the Amazon Rain Forest
    • 100+ Best and Free Tropical Amazon Rainforest Educators Resources
    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    Finally, look below to make a macaw and toucan bird.

    How to Make a Red Macaw Parrot and Toucan Craft

    You will need:

    • 3 paper plates
    • Craft paint
    • Craft feathers
    • Google eyes
    • Paintbrushes
    • Glue
    • Scissors

    First, for the red macaw parrot, cut 2 paper plates in half.

    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    Paint 3 of the halves entirely red, and for the final half it will be half red and half yellow.

    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    Allow the paint to dry completely.

    Cut one of the red halves in half again to create wings.

    Glue the red and yellow plate (which is the head and beak) perpendicular to the solid red half that makes up the body.

    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    Add the wings to the sides with glue as well.

    Glue some craft feathers together to form a long colorful tail.

    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    Also, attach the tail at the back of the plate to the base with glue.

    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    Finally add a google eye.

    For the toucan, it is much the same but with different colors. Cut 1 plate in half and paint it all black.

    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    Cut a beak out of the second plate.

    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    Use a piece of scrap leftover from the beak to make his tail, cutting it into a little wedge and painting it black as well.

    We left his “wings” tucked in but you can create flapping wings like on the parrot if you want to add that step.

    Paint beak beautiful bright colors and let your child look at them online or in a book for reference.

    Let the paint dry and then add a little bright yellow to the throat area.

    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

    Once all the pieces are dry, glue the beak to the body across the top and glue the tail piece to the bottom.

    Add a google eye to finish him up.

    Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest - Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts

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    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    April 9, 2022 | Leave a Comment
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    Along with The Tale of Peter Rabbit printables, I’m also sharing fun hands-on activities during my spring unit study with Mr. MunchKing. Also look at my page Best Homeschool Unit Studies.

    He is such a sweet kid to mentor, and he had so much with this spring unit study. It is one of his favorites already.

    Before I started blogging or had a website, I used parts of Five in a Row unit study curriculum with my three homeschooled grads. FIAR uses The Tale of Peter Rabbit as one of their literature studies.

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    Doing the same unit study years later allowed me to dig deeper, to make it fit another generation, and to use my own unique ideas.

    I planned this unit study with my ideas and ideas from other educators. Why invent the wheel when so many good unit study printables and subtopics abound on the internet? A pinch of my own way of teaching and add in other wonderful ideas and it’s a fantastic fun study.

    Tale of Peter Rabbit Unit Study

    One more thing about Five in a Row is that many unit study providers have come along since I started 25 years ago, but Five in a Row remains one of my very favorite for elementary and middle school.

    The way they use hands-on for all subjects is head and shoulders above many other so called unit study providers.

    Keep in mind that this delightful book can be used all the way up to high school as well. Topics can be slanted to teach children like figurative language, drawing inferences, and an introduction to analysis.

    Don’t think it’s just a young child’s tale; a picture book is one of the best tools for teaching beginning analysis in the middle grades.

    Now, let’s dive into this fun spring unit study about The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

    First, look below at my unit study planning page from my Ultimate DIY Unit Study Planner of how I adapted the tale to fit what I want Mr. MunchKing to learn at the PreK/K level.

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    My unit study planning page is just a guide, but is not everything you cover. Again, as a guide it gives you a framework of important points while following your child’s lead.

    Unit Study Concept/Ideas for Peter Rabbit Tale

    In addition, I start with unit study idea concepts which are usually like one or two words for me to glance at to use as a springboard for another teaching idea.

    Look at some of the unit study idea concepts or word glances for The Tale of Peter Rabbit which fits the age of Mr. MunchKing.

    • England, country garden, farm animals
    • rabbits, berries, sparrows
    • types of robins, fir tree, obedience, and
    • various cultures.

    Next, look at various activities and ideas for each homeschool subjects. Beginning with language arts, the best part is reading the book over and over again.

    Watch and listen to this beautiful read aloud of Peter Rabbit on YouTube using an English accent.

    I have included a few more videos to help the book come alive:

    • The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny film 1/2
    • The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny film 2/2
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    Peter Rabbit Unit Study Language Arts

    Learning how to tell back a story builds fluency in reading and comprehension. It begins with excellent literature.

    Further, I created this fun printable story telling cube which can be used in different ways. Reading should be hands-on to allow your child to listen while using his other senses.

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    This storytelling cube is a subscriber freebie.

    I used this printable in several different ways:

    • ask questions about events in the story and have your learner find it on the cube
    • read a part in the book, ask who was talking in the story and have your child find it on the cube
    • tell your child to choose a character or event on the cube and retell what is the picture illustrating
    • have your child “roll” it and play guess what the picture is illustrating
    • let your child listen and follow along showing the correct illustration
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    Free The Tale of Peter Rabbit Book

    And you’ll love having access to The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter for free here at Gutenberg.

    More Tale of Peter Rabbit Resources

    • 8 Peter Rabbit Garden Ideas | How To Make A Preschool Garden Box
    • Fun Mr Mcgregor’s Vegetable Garden Simple Frugal Math Activity

    Free Literary Terms Notebooking Pages

    Because I know how hard it is to find things for older learners, I’ve created 3 free literary terms notebooking pages based on the book.

    Please hear my heart when I say that I don’t encourage any literary evaluation until a child is in middle school. Young child will struggle with understanding literary terms. Wait until they are older.

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    The first notebooking page is Fiction versus Nonfiction. Have your child write under the correct column which key words match the correct column.

    For the second notebooking page, Elements of Fiction, have your child research the definition of each of the elements of fiction.

    Literary terms is the third page. I have included a brief definition of a few terms on that page.

    Help your older leaner to understand the definitions and then find examples of each one in the story. For example, to explain foreshadowing point out this part below to your child.

    NOW, my dears,” said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, “you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.”

    On the last part of the third notebooking page there is a part to add specific genres like mysteries, science fiction, historical fiction, realistic fiction and epic poems to name a few. I hope these brief explanations about each page will help you guide your child.

    These notebooking pages are subscriber freebies.

    HOW TO GET THE FREE STORYTELLING CUBE AND 3 PETER RABBIT NOTEBOOKING PAGES

    Now, how to grab the free notebooking pages and the storytelling cube. They are subscriber freebies.

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    To further enhance language arts skills for Mr. MunchKing, we added dot printables and other fine motor skills craft fun.

    Fine Motor Activities for The Tale of Peter Rabbit

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    The list below of fun printables is from Making Learning Fun which we loved to enhance language arts:

    • 3 sisters Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail printable
    • Peter Rabbit emergent reader
    • ABC Dot to Dot
    • Emergent Reader
    • Pre Writing Tracer Cards
    • Baggie Rabbit Rhyme and Craft
    • Count by 2’s Dot to Dot
    • Feed the Rabbit Game
    • Rabbit Hopping Measurement Cards
    • Coat Button Activity
    • Measurement Worksheet
    • Peter’s Coat Pattern

    Also, look at some of these fine motor skill activities we added.

    How to Sew a Felt Carrot

    First, Mr. MunchKing sewed an adorable little felt carrot. You don’t need much to do this and your little learner can make many of the vegetables in Mr. McGregor’s garden.

    Begin by gathering felt, a plastic sewing needle, yarn, scissors, and some stuffing.

    You can use cotton or whatever you have on hand for the stuffing. As some of our school supplies, we add to our craft supply and added a pack of felt. You’ll need two colors, orange and green.

    There are a few easy steps:

    • First, our square had to be cut into a wide triangle.
    • Fold over the triangle to form the shape of a carrot.
    • Thread the needle with a long piece of orange yarn and have your child sew on the long side.
    • Don’t cut off your yarn yet. Leave enough room to stuff.
    • Next stuff the carrot and use a pencil to push it down to the bottom of the point.
    • Then, lay the carrot aside without sewing across the top yet either.
    • Take the green felt and stuff it inside the carrot with the stuffing.
    • Sew the sides and tie. Thread the needle again and sew across the top of the carrot
    • Lastly cut the green felt to make leaves.
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    How to Use The Vegetables in Mr. McGregor’s Garden for Playing to Learn

    Too, we cut free hand from the rest of the felt the other vegetables in Mr. McGregor’s garden.

    After cutting out the vegetables, Mr. MunchKing glued the small vegetables together.

    Next glue them on popsicle sticks and now your can use the vegetable sticks in many ways.

    • your little learner picks up the correct vegetable when he hears that part in the story
    • try to count how many vegetables are in the garden
    • name the vegetables after they’re mentioned in the story
    • poke holes on a shoebox lid and put the sticks through and color the lid like dirt to make a pretend garden

    Geography for The Tale of Peter Rabbit

    Of course, some of the best subjects to include in this unit study are science, nature study, art and even geography.

    Because the author Beatrix Potter was born and raised in England, many of the illustrations in her books are of the English countryside. If you want to know more about Beatrix Potter, the Victoria and Albert Museum has a huge collection of her drawings, letters, and work.

    Comparing the English countryside to where your child lives gives your child a foundation of beginning geography. For beginning geography, some of the fun hands-on activities we included was making an edible peanut butter dough map of England and focusing on mapping Mr. McGregor’s garden.

    How to make Make an Edible Peanut Butter Dough England Map

    Start by making an edible map with peanut butter dough and form the country of England. You could also use cookie dough from the store, bake it and then add icing.

    I’ve waffled between these two recipes during the years doing variations of each. So, mix and match until you have the taste your child loves.

    • 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 2 tablespoons honey
    • 1 cup of dried instant milk
    • 1/2 cup of smooth peanut butter
    • 1/3 cup of honey

     Mix until you have a smooth consistency. We have peanut butter lovers here, so a little bit of licking and a little bit of learning is the way to learn about maps at this age.

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study
    Step 1. Grab your ingredients.
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study
    STEP 2. Start mixing.
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study
    STEP 3. Of course, mixing is the best part.
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study
    STEP 4. Make an outline of England.
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study
    STEP 5. OF course Lick and Learn along the way.

    Next, grab a printed outline of the country of England after you locate it on a globe or map and talk about the pictures in the book.

    Tape a clear piece of parchment paper on top of the printable map, so your little learner can follow the lines with his fingers. As your child grows, he can pencil in the border of the countries and landmarks.

    Locate the cottage garden in the book, explain about the English countryside and explain what is a country setting versus a city setting. Then let your little learner form the map with the peanut butter dough.

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    In addition, another easy hands-on geography idea is to map Mr. McGregor’s garden. I loved this idea over at Children’s Book and Reading.

    Mapping Mr. McGregor’s Garden for Fun Geography

    Drawing pictures of what your child is learning cements the story line and you know that your child is understanding. It has been my experience that many older readers who struggle with reading didn’t have enough time to visualize parts of the story.

    When a young learner can draw, he visualizes key details. In addition, maps are great visual aids.

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    Having your child map his backyard is another fun way to begin mapping. Geography comes alive because your child is connecting the story to his life and surroundings. It’s fun to see what your child focuses on too.

    Then we downloaded the sweet printable over at Children’s Book and Reading which contains empty vegetable patches. As you begin to read the story, have your child follow along on his map.

    You can do geography of the garden other ways too. Using a white board, have your child use his fingerprints and thumbprints to draw pictures of where the vegetables are as he hears the story. We grabbed the washable paint colors orange, red, green, and brown.

    This activity was a two-pher as I call it. Teach your child about geography while painting and using his fine motor skills. What fun we had.

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    On the printable, your child can map the vegetables, draw pictures of animals where they belong.

    And use the printable to explain Peter Rabbit’s route.

    Finally, there are many nature and science activities to plan from book.

    Nature and Science from The Tale of Peter Rabbit

    We had a hard time narrowing down what nature and science activities we wanted to do. The first science activity which was to compare soils best for growing plants came from Inspiration Laboratories.

    Compare Types of Soil To Grow Plants In

    Comparing the types of soil needed for plants to grow in is a fun segue to learn about gardening.

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    It’s also an easy activity because you need just a few materials most of which you have on hand at home.

    Too, your child can begin with this hands-on science and observe the growing process each day to record in a journal if they are writers. If they are budding writers, a picture of the day-to-day growth works too. It encourages pre-writing skills.

    Grow Seedlings Like Mr. McGregor’s Vegetables

    Another fun idea for a spring garden is to grow seedlings. With a young learner, you don’t need to plant a whole garden unless you want to. Mr. MunchKing really loved this activity as he watched his babies grow each day.

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    If you do this with a young learner, try to get seeds which sprout fast, so you child has fun instantly. I don’t have a green thumb by any stretch, but I’ve always managed to introduce gardening to each child.

    And in my experience fast growing seeds work best. We just used what we had on hand which was an empty egg carton, seed packets, and potting soil. Seeds like beans, radishes and peas can grow quickly.

    This was a huge unit study for us; we did it for several weeks, stepped back, and then came back to it.

    If you’re planning this unit study, do the garden projects first so children can observe while you do the language arts portion and other fun ideas.

    Add these fun videos about vegetables to your day.

    • Vegetable Song For Kids
    • Vegetables We Love You | Vegetable Song

    Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables

    While we were working day to day on the fun activities, we found this beautiful lapbook at Homeschool Share.

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    The beauty of lapbooks is that your child can create them anyway they like to. We used some of the free printables from Homeschool Share and added Mr. MunchKing’s work he loved about Mr. McGregor’s garden.

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    Although lapbooks can take more planning and be more work, in the many my kids have created, they are also memory keepers.

    Besides memory keepers, lapbooks are hands-on tools which aids recall.

    While true that I don’t hail to be a crafty mom, I do know the value of mess and play learning.

    Lapbooks fit into this category for me. Have you ever seen a child filled with excitement as he explains a worksheet? But turn that worksheet into a mini fun book folded into a creative way, and now you have an engaged learner.

    Look at my video How to Lapbook EZ on my YouTube Channel.

    So The Tale of Peter Rabbit lapbook is a fun way for a child to remember the information in a fun and natural way.

    Peter Rabbit End of Unit Tea Celebration

    Finally, always try to end your unit study with a memorable activity. I found this adorable tea set which has is a 15-Piece Woodland-Themed Tin Tea Set, Includes Teapot, 4 Plates, 4 Cups, 4 Saucers, Serving Tray and Carrying Case for our spring tea. And what better way to remember this unit study than to have a tea party. Plus we can use it for many more themed parties!

    We served raspberry muffins and rabbit shaped cookies. Also, you could serve scones, but the muffins and cookies were great hits.

    Mr. MunchKing dressed up in his Sunday finest and we pretended Peter Rabbit invited us over for tea. What a fun time he had!

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit Printables for a Fun Spring Unit Study

    Finally, here are a few more fun things I found to help make your The Tale of Peter Rabbit Unit Study memorable.

    More The Tale of Peter Rabbit Free Printables and Activities

    • Download these precious and free I Spy printables to use while your child watches the movie and listens to you as you read aloud.
    • Fun pop up garden paper plater craft.
    • Lettuce wraps for kids.
    • Grab these printable ABC carrot patch.
    • And there are even more ideas here at The World of Peter Rabbit site. You won’t be short for ideas.

    Free Literature Printables for The Tale of Peter Rabbit for Older Learners

    As you can see we had an awesome time with this fun unit study using beautiful literature. Do you think you’ll try it?

    You’ll also love these other hands-on posts about gardening, spring, and beautiful literature.

    • Kinder Gardening to Celebrate Nature and Science
    • Easy Seed and Gardening Unit Study for Kids (Middle – Upper Elementary)
    • 26 Free Nature Unit Studies for Multiple Ages
    • How to Make an Easy Nature Paint Brush With Kids
    • 20 Nature-Inspired Kids’ Novels to Nurture Interest In the Outdoors
    • How to Easily Make a Simple and Fun Kids DIY Flower Press
    • How to Easily Make Fun Seed Tape With Kids
    • Fun Kids Activity How to Make Wildflower Seed Bombs
    • How to Make a Fun Kids Root Viewer
    • Hands-On Mixed Media Flower Art Fun Nature Study

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