If your child is fascinated with sea creatures, this free Let’s Learn About Dolphins free activity unit should be a lot of fun!
I love the beach! Hopefully, one day when my children are all grown, and I have grandchildren, I will get to spend my days on a balcony overlooking the beach, reading by day, and watching the sunrise and fall over a beautiful ocean. And watching pods of dolphins playing in the water regularly.
Doesn’t that sound awesome!
Thinking about that is what made me come up with my first reading learning activity featuring dolphins.
Let’s learn about these majestic sea creatures together.
Let’s Learn About Dolphins!
Dolphins are small-toothed cetaceans easily recognizable by their curved mouths, which give them a permanent “smile.” There are 36 dolphin species, found in every ocean. (from the National Geographic website)
Share this YouTube video about dolphins with your child. After they watch it, you can download this worksheet. You can either read the questions and have them answer the questions. Or, they can write, they can fill it out themselves!
Ten Facts About Dolphins
- Bottle-nose dolphins have a sharp sense of hearing.
- They can grow to be anywhere from 6 to 12 feet long.
- Dolphins shed their outermost layer of skin every two hours.
- These sea creatures can swim up to 22 miles an hour.
- Dolphins eat shrimp, squid, and fish.
- Bottle-nose dolphins are found in warm water all over the world.
- Dolphins sleep with one side of their brain awake to watch out for threats.
- Female dolphins are called cows, males are bulls, and young dolphins are called calves.
- Dolphins stay with their moms for about 2 to 3 years before going out on their own.
- Dolphins have about 100 teeth, but some dolphins have 8 teeth, and there are others with 250. Bottle-nose dolphins have 72-104 teeth.
These dolphin facts were found on Kids National Geographic and Cool Kid Facts.
Learn About Dolphins with “Books”
Everything Dolphins
Dolphin Adventure
How To Speak Dolphin
Learn About Dolphins with “Movies”
Barbie’s Dolphin Magic
Dolphin Tale
More Dolphin Activity Fun!
Also, enjoy this downloadable dolphin life-cycle printable. This printable includes a mini-coloring book, life cycle label, life cycle match, and a life cycle cut and match.
Wrap It Up With Writing About Dolphins
Kids need to be able to comprehend what they learn and be able to record their new knowledge. Help your students write about what they’ve learned. Print this worksheet so they can write about what they’ve learned.
In conclusion, I hope you enjoy learning about dolphins just as much as I enjoyed it!
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