Earlier in the year we did a mini unit on owls. It was almost as fun as the spider unit, but owls aren't creepy and gross, so they just aren't as thrilling to an 8 year old.
We started out by asking questions that we had about owls. Then we dove into books and articles. I made note taking sheets for the kids to use which can be found on my teachers pay teachers site: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Owls-owls-owls
We made an "I learned, I wonder" chart and an owls are, owls have, owls can chart. Kids loved sharing what they had learned and naturally asked questions as they learned more.
After gathering facts and getting to know more about owls, each child chose one species of owls to learn more about.
Our writing target for the week was to come up with an interesting introduction. We brainstormed a list of possible ways to start our writing which you can see below.
When we finished our research each child wrote an owl book with owl facts and facts about a certain type of owl, like a Snowy owl. Then kids made an owl cover and we had owl books!
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| Can, are, have chart |
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| Questions to use as hooks for our owl books |
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| One owl book |
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| Drawing of a barn owl for the owl book |
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| Find my owl unit on teachers pay teachers! |
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