ALFY - TLC - Thematic Units

Graph Whale Sizes (2-3)
Students use the data provided to graph the sizes of the dinosaurs and to answer questions.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/graphs/gr2.shtml

How Big is a Whale? (2-3)
http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~jraff/Resources.html

Whales of the World (2-5)
This site offers nearly a dozen student activities as well as a teacher's guide for using the Whales of the World Educational Program in the classroom.
http://www.webcom.com/~iwcwww/teachers_kit/tk1go.html

Fins, Flippers, and Blowholes (2-6)
In this lesson, students will learn to label the different parts of a whale as well as determine the differences between a shark and a whale. Comes with a printable student activity sheet.
http://www.connectedteacher.com/lessonplans/lessonPlan.asp?
lessonPlanID=33&Subject=science&Grades=K-6

A Whale of a Tale (3-4)
Students explore an online resource to learn about humpback whales, and then write an acrostic poem about them.
http://www.sbgschool.com/teacher_activities/reading/discovery/whaletale.html

Graceful Giants (3-4)
What do you think is the biggest creature that has ever lived? What is or was this creature like? Students will find the answers to these questions and more as they complete these activities.
http://www.sbgschool.com/kid_central/readingclub/
graceful_giants/graceful_giants.html

All About Whales (3-5)
These print outs introduce young students to research on the Internet using sections of Zoom Whales. Students use the web site to answer a set of dinosaur questions on the print out.
http://www.allaboutwhales.com/subjects/whales/activities/findit/

Humpbacks of Madagascar (3-5)
The Discovery channel brings these printable whale activities to you to be used in the classroom.
http://school.discovery.com/schoolfeatures/featurestories/whales/3to5.html