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Summer is the perfect time to learn about sea turtles. And, these sea turtle notebooking pages will make it fun for kids to do research on these incredible animals!
This free set of notebooking pages is the first in a summer learning mini-series on ocean animals and sea life.
You can find the other 2 sets in this series below:
Free Jellyfish Notebooking Pages
Free Whale Notebooking Pages
Learning About Sea Turtles
My kids and I have been gathering resources to learn more about sea turtles and use with these notebooking pages. We started with what we knew, which was the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle.
We were lucky enough to see Kemp’s Ridley hatchlings being released on the shores of Padre Island National Seashore a few years ago. And, it was one of those experiences that the kids still talk about. So, we already knew a little about those turtles and it gives the kids some real-life personal experience to write from on those pages.
But, we don’t know much about the others. So, I’ve been gathering books, online resources, and other sea turtle goodness for us to learn all we can! Below I’ve listed what we’ve found so far.
Sea Turtle Species
There are 7 types of sea turtles in the world.
- Leatherback Sea Turtle
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle
- Green Sea Turtle
- Hawksbill Sea Turtle
- Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
- Flatback Sea Turtle
- Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
This set of seat turtle noteoboking pages includes the first five species listed above. Plus, a blank page that will allow children to research the other kinds if they desire.
Sea Turtle Facts
Green Sea Turtle Facts, Photos, & Map by Nat Geo Kids
Leatherback Sea Turtle Facts – Nat Geo Kids
Hawksbill Sea Turtle – National Geographic
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Facts – Nat Geo Kids
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Facts – NOAA
Sea Turtles of Padre Island by NPS
*Kemp’s Ridley hatchling at Padre Island National Seashore.
Sea Turtle Videos
Sea Turtles 101 National Geographic
Species in the Spotlight: Leatherbacks – NOAA
Hawaiian Hawksbill Turtles: One of the World’s Most Endangered Sea Turtle Populations – NOAA
Loggerhead vs. Lobster – National Geographic
Saving the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle – Texas Parks & Wildlife
Sea Turtle Craft
We have bags of shells we’ve collected over the years mixed in with our craft supplies. So, we decided to take some out and paint them to look like sea turtle shells for a fun craft project to go along with our learning.
The kids really enjoyed it and it was a simple craft to add in.
Sea Turtle Book List
Hawksbill Promise by Mary Beth Owens
This book hasn’t been released yet, but looks so beautiful I had to add it! It’s coming at the end of July 2019.
Follow the Moon Home by Phillipe Cousteau & Deborah Hopkinson
The Green Sea Turtle by Isabel Mueller
Sea Turtles by Gail Gibbons
Sea Turtles: Amazing Pictures & Fun Facts by Kay de Silva
Sea Turtles 101 by Janet Evans
Sea Turtle Picture Book for Kids – Learn about 6 Sea Turtle Species by Blair Rose
One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies
Amazing Animals: Sea Turtles by Kate Riggs
National Geographic Kids Mission: Sea Turtle Rescue by Karen Romano Young
Sea Turtle Scientist by Stephen R. Swinburne
The Sea Turtle Mystery (Boxcar Children Mystery Series) by Gertrude Chandler Warner
This chapter book for young readers takes place at Padre Island National Seashore. And, features the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle! We have just started this book, but I love that it’s talking about something my kiddos are familiar with and it takes place somewhere they’ve visited.
How to Use Notebooking Pages
We have just begun to really utilize notebooking pages in our homeschool. And, I can’t believe it has taken me so long to realize the value of it!
The biggest perk for us is how it simplifies my planning. My kiddos are 4 1/2 years apart and that wide of an age gap means that I either have to plan different activities for each of my children or I have to find a workaround.
Unit studies have been one way that I have been able to make planning easier. And, notebooking pages like these are a great place to record research, draw pictures, and write down what they personally find important about the topic we’re looking into.
I start by going to the library and getting a stack of books on whatever topic we’re learning about. Then, I put those books and our notebooking pages, stapled together like a notebook, out for my kids to research the topic.
I also read from the books and we discuss what they already know about the subject, what they’re hoping to learn, and all the interesting things we come across. Besides non-fiction books, I also try to find read-alouds and chapter books related to the topic to include in our study.
Our Favorite Notebooking Supplies
Color Printer – We use this printer. It was pricey, but I have yet to replace the ink and we’ve had it for over a year now. And, I print weekly if not daily sometimes and in full-color. I highly recommend this printer if you’re spending a lot of money on ink.
Colored pencils are our favorite thing to use on noteoboking pages. They allow the kids to color without it leaking through to their other pages and they can also write with them.
We recently bought both of our kids their own reusable tin of high-quality colored pencils. The tins make it easy to grab supplies and head outside to work at the picnic table or to take with us in the car. And, the tin is reusable, so they can be refilled later on when they need new pencils.
This tin of gel colored pencils my daughter is currently using is fantastic. They are thick, vibrant, creamy and color beautifully.
My son loves Prisma colored pencils and we bought him a reusable tin of those.
Sea Turtle Notebooking Pages
This free resource includes:
- 13 Pages of Full-Color Sea Turtle Notebooking Pages
- Cover Page with beautiful watercolor images of sea turtles
- 1 Set of Primary Lined Pages
- 1 Set of Standard Lined Pages
- Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Pages
- Hawksbill Sea Turtle Pages
- Leatherback Sea Turtle Pages
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle Pages
- Green Sea Turtle Pages
- Blank writing pages for learning about other kinds of sea turtle species
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Don’t forget to check out the other Ocean Life Notebooking Pages in this series:
Free Jellyfish Notebooking Pages
Free Whale Notebooking Pages
If you’re looking for other notebooking resources check out:
