Learning About Manatees | FREE Coloring Pages and Fun Worksheets
Published:
June 16, 2016
Contributor:
Sarah Shelton
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Manatees are such sweet, gentle creatures and a lot of fun to learn about. Be sure to grab these free manatee coloring pages, worksheets and more to supplement any lesson plan.
Manatees in Florida
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.
Free Manatee Coloring Pages and Worksheets
If you are looking for a coloring page or worksheet to add to your manatee lessons, be sure to grab these free options:
M is for Manatee Coloring Page
Intro your preschool and kindergarten age students to the letter M with this simple manatee coloring page. If also has room to trace the word “manatee” for those who are learning to write.
Manatees are Mammals Coloring Page
One of the fun facts about manatees are that even though theses gentle creatures live in the water, they are mammals who breathe air. This free coloring page can either introduce or reinforce that fact as a part of any elementary science mammal or ocean lesson.
Fun Facts about Manatees Worksheet
Help your older elementary students organize their research about the fascinating “sea cows of the ocean” with this fun facts about manatees worksheet. Available in color as well as black and white.
2 Great Manatee Websites to Explore
Here are two websites that have great information for your kids to explore and learn about manatees:
- Free Manatee Activity Booklet – This FREE 24 page activity book from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is packed with tons of great information about with detailed diagrams, maps, trivia and more. Perfect or older elementary and even middle schoolers to learn more about these gentle giants. Don’t miss this one!
- 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.
More Manatee Worksheets
Here are some more fun manatee activities, puzzles, worksheets and more we’ve found for you to add to any manatee unit study you create:
These printables from Homeschooling About.com are really cute. I printed these out and made little folders for my kids to use.
- Manatee Word search
- Manatee Vocabulary
- Manatee Crossword
- Manatee Challenge
- Manatee Alphabetizing Activity
- Manatee Reading Comprehension
- Manatee Notebook Paper
- Mama Manatee and Calf
- Manatee Draw and Write Page
More Manatee Coloring Pages and Crafts:
- FREE Manatee Lapbook from Homeschool Share
- Here is a great guide to Creating your own Manatee Unit Studies from Schoolhouse Review Crew
- Manatee Coloring Page
- Manatee Mother and Baby
- M is for Manatee
- Mama Manatee and Calf
- Florida Manatee
- Printable Manatee Mask
We love this printable Manatee Craft from Learn Create Love. Tis is my little preschooler’s manatee. She was very proud of i
Manatee Books
Last but not least, we always love to read books about any animal we are learning about. Here are a few we found on Amazon.
 Mary Manatee: A Tale of Sea Cows |
 National Geographic Readers: Manatees |
 All About Manatees |
 Sam the Sea Cow |
Final Thoughts
Manatees are unique and fascinating creatures that are worth the time for any homeschooling family or school class to explore!
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!
