I was once a classroom teacher, so I love creating resources for teachers including educator guides for my books (as well as other authors). My goal for my educator guides is to create a versatile guide that can be adapted to different grade levels. I know some teachers will only have time to complete one or two activities from my teacher guides. Others will use it as a stand-alone unit study.
I had a lot of fun creating this owl teacher guide a couple of years ago. It's the most popular of all of my free guides for teachers. It's designed as a comprehensive owl unit study and includes 19 STEM (or STEAM) and ELA activities to pair with a reading of Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls.
In sixteen pages, this owl unit includes 19 different owl lessons and activities. Some focus on Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls. Others compliment the informational picture book as an owl unit.
Educator Guide for Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls
As a former teacher, creating this guide was a lot of fun. This guide is free for use in your classroom (or home or library or community program). Activities are intended to be adapted to meet students' needs and learning levels while meeting curriculum standards. (No email required to download though I love new subscribers.)
Free Owl Unit Study
You'll find the following 19 reading, writing, and STEAM activities in this owl educator guide.
Reading Activities
A Little Hoot for Whooo Knew? The Truth About
Owls
Introduction of Whooo Knew? The Truth About
Owls
Reading of Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls
Read to Become Experts
Build an Owl (Book Review)
Compare Informational Owl Readings
Informational and Fiction Texts
Writing and Research
Activities
Owl Writing Prompts
Learn About Photo Research
Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls as a Mentor Text
Celebrate Curiosity with
STEAM Activities
Owl Live Cams
Heart-Shaped Owl
Owl Pellet Dissection
Owl Calls
Owl Prowl
Owl Homes Match-Up
Owl Patterns
Cork Owl Ornament
Owl Collage
Printable Worksheets
Owl Homes
Owl Patterns
Award Nominations
Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls was nominated for multiple awards including
2021 Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education
2021-2022 Keystone to Reading Book Award Nomination
2022-2023 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nomination
More Teacher Guides
If you like this owl educator guide, please spread the word to other teachers. If you like Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls, I hope you'll review it and share it online so more curious people can find it.
You'll also want to check out my other teacher guides and resources for all of my books! Here's a sampling!
Shark Educator Guide Coming Soon!
More Classroom Activities with Nonfiction Books
A second-grade teacher shared in this link how she used Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls to help her students become experts. Check out these Reading Nonfiction Teaching Points.
Do you want more information about using a book like Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls in the classroom? Check out this blog post about using nonfiction books for mentor texts in the classroom.
Did you know the hardcover editions of The Truth About series include book jackets which open to a full-size poster? Watch a video here which includes the poster of the glass frog.
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