The 2nd graders have been doing a mini research unit on bats. After reading a few non-fiction bat books, each 2nd grader wrote 4 bat facts on their paper bat. I had facts that ranged from "Bats sleep upside down." to "There are 1,200 kinds of species of bats." and even "Bats have 4 fingers and 1 thumb." Our paper bats are currently roosting in 3 spaces in our non-fiction section.
Our final activity was to read the book, "Stellaluna" written by Janell Cannon. Then we watched the 10 minute education video (on the Stellaluna DVD) titled "The not so scary world of bats" It really gave the students a real look at bats. My favorite memory of this unit was when the Kindergarners were lining up and I said "Remember to be quiet, the bats are sleeping." It got real quiet as they looked up to the ceiling. Then one students asked "Are they real?" Way to cute.
The 2nd graders have been doing a mini research unit on bats. After reading a few non-fiction bat books, each 2nd grader wrote 4 bat facts on their paper bat. I had facts that ranged from "Bats sleep upside down." to "There are 1,200 kinds of species of bats." and even "Bats have 4 fingers and 1 thumb." Our paper bats are currently roosting in 3 spaces in our non-fiction section.
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