I love the units that I use to be able to do in October (when we could still do fun activities) ! Nocturnal animals is such a fun unit for October and you can learn so much about some cool animals God made. I've decided to share some things I've done in the past with Nocturnal animals starting with our friend the Bat. This unit was always a favorite for the boys in my class (and most of the girls loved it too)
Bat Facts
Bats are nocturnal.
Bats are the only mammal that can fly.
A single brown bat can eat 1000 mosquitoes in a single hour! (where was he when I was camping??)
Brown bats are one of the world's longest living mammals for its size - living almost 40 years!
Most all bats are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand.
Most bat moms give birth to a single baby (known as a pup) each year
Bats have very good eyesight.
Bats have excellent echolocation so they do not become entangled in human hair (this is very good to know! lol !)
Bats seldom transmit disease to humans or other animals.
The worlds smallest bat is a bumbleebee bat which weighs about as much as a dime.
Fruit bats are giant flying foxes and have wingspans of nearly six feet! They live in Indonesia.
Bats are very clean and like cats groom themselves often.
The pallid bat is totally immune to the stings of scorpions and centipedes that it eats.
Bat Books
Bats by Gail Gibson - this book has TONS of bat facts . It was a little long for my kinder kids to listen to all in one sitting. I would either do a few pages a day or skim through the facts that I wanted them to learn.
Stellaluna - love , love , love this book!
Bat Jamboree - you have to have the tape/cd for this book!! It is awesome!! They LOVE hearing the bat lady sing at the end of the book!
Hello Bumblebee Bat
Bonita the Fruit Bat counts to ten
National Geographic - Bats
Boo - the little brown bat
Night Song
Activities for Bats
There are tons of great bat activites on teacher websites. Just goole bats and you will get tons of cool stuff. Here are a few of my favorite that we did
1. After reading Bat Jamboree we would make a bat pyramid. We liked to draw our own bats for this and then cut them out and glue to make a pyramid. Label it ____ Bats (list the number of bats in your pyramid)
2. Use your hands to make prints for bat wings - draw the body & paint or color then cut out your handprints (again you can use paint to do your hands or just trace around them. I'm a fan of paint ) Write a fact about bats and glue it on the back
3. After researching the brown bat have your child glue small mosquito pictures on a paper plate to show how many mosquitos he can eat in an hour. See how many plates you need for 1000 mosquitos.
4. Complete a bbbbb batman book to learn about beginning sounds. Put your child's face on a picture of a bat and have them write the first letter of their name on the lines. Sallys page would be ssssssssssss satman! Do a page for different family and friends
5. Discuss the wing span of the fruit back. Measure things and find things that are smaller than the fruit bats wings and larger. Would he fit in your door? Is he longer than you when you lay down? Is he longer than the car?
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