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Summer is the perfect time to learn about whales. And, these whale notebooking pages will make it fun for kids to do research on these colossal ocean animals!

This free set of notebooking pages is the next in my summer learning mini-series on ocean animals and sea life.

You can find the other two sets here:

Free Sea Turtle Notebooking Pages

Free Jellyfish Notebooking Pages

 

Whale Notebooking Pages

Whale Notebooking Pages - Pool Noodles & Pixie Dust

 

Learning About Whales

When talking about whales their size always seems to be one of the things that comes up first with my kids. I mean, after all, the Blue Whale is the biggest animal that has ever lived!

Yes, that means that Blue Whales are bigger than dinosaurs were!!! My son was just blown away by that fact:) And, I have to admit it is pretty impressive.

So, it’s only right to start there, where they are most interested. So, because my kids have never actually seen a whale, we spent a lot of time researching them online. Looking at videos, library books, and charts.

I found an interesting chart that I linked to below that shows different whales compared to each other.

What is the Largest Whale? A Cetacea Size Comparison Chart – Smithsonian

We also found other charts about the Blue Whale’s size as compared to other animals alive and extinct. But, I couldn’t find a source for those, so I’m not including them here. But, if you just google ‘blue whale size comparison chart’ you should be able to find some easily.

Humpback Whale

I hope that we get to see whales in person someday, but for now, the online resources and books we’ve found are giving us a great start on learning all about these amazing animals! Below I’ve listed some whale facts, books, and videos.

 

Whale Facts 

The whale notebooking pages I created include pages for 6 different types of whales, so I wanted to share resources for those types. Below I’ve linked to some different resources where your kiddos can do some whale research of their own on these types of whales.

10 Blue Whale Facts for Kids – Nat Geo Kids

Blue Whale Facts – NOAA

Humpback Whale Facts for Kids – Nat Geo Kids

Humpback Whale

Orca or Killer Whale Facts for Kids – Nat Geo Kids

Sperm Whale Facts & Photos – National Geographic

Gray Whale Facts – Kids Do Ecology

Minke Whale Facts

Anatomy of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

 

Whale Videos

Animal Anatomy: The Gray Whale – Ocean Today Video

Blue Whales 101 – Nat Geo Kids

Life on the Reef: Humpback Whales – PBS

Ocean Giants: Songs of the Humpback – PBS

Meet the Orcas – Blue Planet – BBC America

Gray Whale Migration – PBS

How to Dive like a Sperm Whale – Nat Geo Wild

Explore the Antarctic from the Back of a Minke Whale – National Geographic

 

Whale Book List

DK Eye Witness Books: Whales by Vassili Papastavrou

Whale, Dolphins, and Porpoises by Mark Carwardine

Whales; Amazing Animals & Fun Facts by Kay De Silva

A Whale of a Tale!: All About Porpoises, Dolphins, and Whales by Bonnie Worth

Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story by Wendy Tokuda

The Blue Whale by Jenni Desmond

Big Blue Whale by Nicola Davies

 

How to Use Whale 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.

After printing our pages, my kids have been stapling the cover to the top of their writing pages to make a DIY Whale Notebook! It’s the perfect way to keep all the pages together. Each day when we take them out they’re all neatly together. It’s also a super-easy way for me to file away their work once they have completed it.

Whale Notebooking Pages - Pool Noodles & Pixie Dust

To begin our research, 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 – Besides regular pencils, 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 if they choose.

Whale Notebooking Pages - Pool Noodles & Pixie Dust

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.

 

Whale Notebooking Pages

This set of Whale Notebooking Pages features 6 different kinds of whales!

This free resource includes:

  • 15 Pages of Full-Color Whales Notebooking Pages
  • Cover Page with beautiful watercolor images of Whales
  • Humpback Whale Pages
  • Orca Whale Pages
  • Gray Whale Pages
  • Minke Whale Pages
  • Blue Whale Pages
  • Sperm Whale Pages
  • 1 Set of Primary Lined Pages
  • 1 Set of Standard Lined Pages

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Don’t forget to check out the other Ocean Life Notebooking Pages in this series:

Free Sea Turtle Notebooking Pages

Free Jellyfish Notebooking Pages

And, if you’re looking for other notebooking resources check out this:

New Orleans Noteoboking Pages and Unit Study!

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Hi, I'm Heidi a Jesus-loving homeschool Mama traveling the country with my full time RVing family. I'm passionate about simplifying your homeschool or classroom days by providing quality resources and support.