If you’re planning lessons on polar animals, animal habitats … or just think penguins are cute … and need additional resources to integrate literacy work, you can grab this nonfiction poem at the link above.
It’s sung to the tune of I’m a Little Teapot and provides factual information about penguins, giving the children a spot to draw what they know based on the text.
The text also provides opportunities to focus on:
• rhyming words
• blends
• digraphs
• high frequency words
• fluency
To extend the learning, show children how to research additional information about penguins and record new facts / illustrations on the back of the page.
And for a little extra fun, try acting out the song … it can be very engaging to let kids create the movements to accompany the text.
Happy teaching!
