Learning About Manatees FREE Unit Studies and Printables
Published:
June 16, 2016
Contributor:
Sarah Shelton
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Here in Florida, we have the opportunity to see manatees quite often. They are marvelous, curious creatures that always look like they are smiling! This past winter we went camping to one of our local springs to see the manatees before the weather got warm. During the winter months when the water temperatures drop below 70 degrees, the manatees move to the natural Florida springs where the water temperature is 72 year round. 
Since we like to turn every opportunity into a learning experience, I wanted to bring some fun learning activities with us so the kids could work on them while we were at the campground.
Here are some fun printables and unit studies on Manatees!
These printables from Homeschooling About.com are really cute. I printed these out and made little folders for my kids to use.
Manatee Wordsearch
Manatee Vocabulary
Manatee Crossword
Manatee Challenge
Manatee Alphabetizing Activity
Manatee Reading Comprehension
Manatee Notebook Paper
Mama Manatee and Calf
M is for Manatee Coloring Page
Manatee Draw and Write Page
Free Manatee Activity Booklet from The Manatee Home Page of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Corporation
FREE Manatee Lapbook from Homeschool Share
Here is a great guide to Creating your own Manatee Unit Studies from Schoolhouse Review Crew
Save the Manatee Club is a great website full of manatee education!
You can watch manatees on their live webcam, print free educational resources, adopt a manatee, and see a power point slideshow on Florida manatees.
Coloring Pages and Crafts:
Manatee Coloring Page
Manatee Mother and Baby
M is for Manatee
Mama Manatee and Calf
Florida Manatee
We love this printable Manatee Craft from Learn Create Love.
This is my little preschooler’s manatee. She was very proud of it!
These are some great books about manatees that we love to read out loud:
 Mary Manatee: A Tale of Sea Cows |
 National Geographic Readers: Manatees |
 All About Manatees |
 Sam the Sea Cow |
Sarah Shelton
Sarah is a wife, daughter of the King and Mama to 4 children (two homeschool graduates) She is a an eclectic, Charlotte Mason style homeschooler that has been homeschooling for over 20 years.. She is still trying to find the balance between work and keeping a home and gardens. She can only do it by the Grace of God, coffee and green juice
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