Let’s Explore Arctic Animals – An Arctic Unit Study for Kids

by admin January 17, 2022

Are you planning an Arctic unit study? Let’s Explore Arctic Animals will be a great addition! Kids will be able to record their research about 30 different Arctic animals on a special notebooking page for each animal featuring a photograph!

The Arctic is a fascinating place and while preparing this resource I learned so much. Did you know that some people even disagree about where the ‘official Arctic’ really is? Did you know that there are no penguins living in the Arctic? Many resources for homeschools and classrooms feature penguins in an Arctic unit, but not this one! You can find our Let’s Explore Penguins here!

INTEREST IN Arctic Animals?

In our homeschool, I have always loved simple and direct learning that is curiosity-based and not filled with busy work. I don’t print worksheets just to have something for my kids to do. If I print it, it’s for a reason. When I create new printables, I always keep this goal in mind and keep things as simple as possible. The lesson that you develop as a homeschooler will be filled with more than just what you’ll find here. I assume you are here on my blog, visiting this post because your child is interested in learning about Arctic animals and maybe you searched online to find resources for creating an Arctic unit study. If your child has a high interest, you can expand this Arctic-themed unit for weeks with tons of Arctic animal crafts, Arctic animal activities, Arctic animal books, and Arctic learning fun! Hopefully, this Arctic animal resource will give you a great place to begin!

Arctic Animal BOOKS

You’ll definitely need to check out some books about Arctic Animals from the library or buy some from Amazon to add to your kids’ book collection. I have created an extensive list featuring books about Arctic animals that your child can learn from.

If you’re feeling super sweet, grab some Arctic animal toys so your child has little animals to explore with!

Arctic SENSORY PLAY

Feeling SUPER sweet, create an Arctic-themed sensory bin, even older kids get into these!

A few I found online:

Arctic Sensory Bin from Fun Learning for Kids
Arctic Sensory Play from Little Bins for Little Hands
Arctic Sensory Bin from Living Montessori Now

LET’S EXPLORE Arctic Animals

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

Let’s Explore Arctic Animals includes a cover page in case you’d like to create a notebook {either using a binder with an option to insert a cover or by binding the pages with a binding machine}.

INFORMATION SHEETS

In addition to the Arctic books you add to this study, you’ll find a few printables included to add to your child’s research. I created these pages to insert at the beginning of your notebook as simple reference guides,

Interesting Facts About the Arctic
The Arctic Region
Types of Arctic Animals
Where to Find Information {a list of links to study each animal online}

Arctic Animal Photo Collages

Three different photo collages for you to print and display during your Arctic unit.

Arctic Birds
Arctic Seals & Whales
Arctic Land Mammals

Arctic Animal NOTEBOOKING PAGES

The core of this printable unit study is the individual pages for each animal. You’ll find 30 different pages each featuring the following:

Name of animal
Latin name of animal
photograph of animal
Recording lines for your child to write in the type, height, weight, location, diet, and interesting facts
Arctic map for your child to record where this particular animal lives.