Web Cams

Animal Planet Web Cam - Penguins - http://animal.discovery.com/cams/penguin.html This web cam focused on the penguins at the Montreal Zoo.

Jenkinson's Aquarium, New Jersey - http://liquidcyber.com/fishtank/

Monterey Bay Aquarium - http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/efc_se/se_sz_cam.asp blackfooted penguins.

Montreal Cam - http://www.montrealcam.com/en-biodome.html 4 species featured

Photos

ABC Kid - http://www.abc-kid.com/penguin/ Some thumbnailed photos that enlarge beautifully. Also some incredible posters to purchase.

Antarctic Connection - 3 pages of thumbnailed photos that could be used for research or learning materials
http://www.antarcticconnection.com/cgi-bin/if/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Penguins

Penguin Dance - http://www.angelfire.com/pe/penguindance/ Animated penguins with background music- fun for a party or to inspire use of animations with tech projects.

Science

A Penguin Grows Up - reproducible chart to use http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/penguingrow.htm

African Penguin Printout - labeled diagram and short summary http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Africanpenguin.shtml

Antarctic Penguins - http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Penguins.html The photos on this site are amazing, plus you can hear sound files from the penguins.

Classroom Antarctica -  http://www.classroomantarctica.aad.gov.au/pdfs/SouthernLife_U5_7_Peng_SC.pdf great research data.

Enchanted Learning Penguin Printout - An Emperor Penguin labeled diagram and research sheet. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Penguincoloring.shtml

KidZone Penguins - http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/index.htm

New England Zoo - Little Blue penguins
http://html.thebostonchannel.com/bos/entertainment/penguincam/stories/penguincam-20000806-192040.html

New Zealand penguins - http://www.penguin.net.nz/ Good research site - species, FAQ's

Penguins Around the World - http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/main.html  17 species to research - Excellent!

Penguins - Sea World - http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Penguins/home.html Very descriptive and in-depth research topics.

Pete and Barb's Penguin Pages - http://www.adelie.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ This site is listed on every links page as an excellent site to browse - tons of information and photos.

World of Science -PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/penguins/flightless2.html Good research material.

Learning Activities

abcteach - Penguins - http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/animals/penguins/ About 20 pre-made materials ready to use - similes, alliteration, pattern books, songs...  For extension, here is the Antarctica page - http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/habitats/antarctica/

All About Penguins - A few good ideas here - facts, art, poems http://www.pickens.k12.sc.us/hesteachers/laboonac/web%20pages/penguin_theme_unit.htm

Animal Habitats - the Polar Regions - http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/habitats.php A great Biography form to use for researching.

A to Z Teacher Stuff - http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Printables/Polar_Animals/ Printables for penguin shape books - lined or unlined

BillyBear4Kids - Penguin Birthday Party Props - limited use - but if you are looking for name cards, invitation, etc. this would be the place to go. http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/birthday/party/theme-penguin.html

ChildFun Family Ideas for Penguins - http://www.childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=80 Integrated ideas including cooking, science, math, crafts, games...

EdHelper.com - Penguin sheets - http://www.edhelper.com/penguins.htm A few themed math and L.A. sheets

First School Penguin Theme - http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/birds/penguin.htm alphabet letter P, crafts, online book ideas

Gander Academy - Penguins - http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/penguins.htm Species listing, lesson ideas, image gallery.

Carol's Favorite - 2004

Little Giraffes - Penguin Unit - http://www.littlegiraffes.com/penguins.html You'll love browsing through these ideas!

Mr. Popper's Penguins - Grade 3 ideas http://www.elco.k12.pa.us/Elem_Common/elem_highl/pages/sy02_03/penguin/peng3rd.html

Mrs. Green's First Grade Three Cheers for Tacky - http://lovetoteach.homestead.com/TackyPenguin.html A unit based on Tacky the Penguin book.

New Jersey State Aquarium - http://www.njaquarium.org/school/penguin_on_line.pdf This is a 27 page pdf file on teaching about penguins. Just waiting and ready to go! Gr. 1-5 For those with gifted children needing a challenge, SeaWorld has a similar package for gr. 4-8. http://www.seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/guides/pdf/penguin-4-8.pdf

Penguins - http://www.harlan.k12.ia.us/mrsc/penguins.htm Mrs. Christianson's gr. 2 class has created wonderful poetry. Scroll to the bottom to get ideas!

Penguin Capers - http://www.marcias-lesson-links.com/penguincapers.html Practical ideas for k-3 classes.

Penguins, Penguins Web Quest - gr. 1-3 http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/pi/First/kerber/Penguins/PenguinWebquest.htm

Penguin Place - http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Dell/8662/penguin.html A few things here - I like the food chain page.

Penguin Poems - http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems25.html 18 different poems about penguins

Penguin Project - http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/penguinproject/ A great site for grade 1 - includes some Read to Me text audio files.

Penguin Thematic Page - Retha Foxworth - Gr. 3 - a unit ready to go. http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/penguins.htm

Penguin Theme - http://www.angelfire.com/dc/childsplay/penguins_theme.htm Film canister craft and 2 little songs.

Penguin Theme Lessons - Kelly Wanczak has prepared 5 lessons on penguin species. http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceBigPenguinThemeUnit5Day13.htm

Penguin WebQuest - designed by A. MeyerHorn - looks good for gr. 3 http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/school/dondero/msm/bird/webquest.html

Penguin WebQuest - http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/edci%20591a/starkclass/wqpeng.html For gr. 3 with a task of using HyperStudio. You could adapt this by having the students create a PowerPoint instead of the stack of HyperStudio pages.

Pratt's Educational Resources - Penguin Theme - http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/animals/penguin.html Scroll down past the links for the activities. The links are good for specific research on penguin species.

Preschool Education - Penguin Games - http://www.preschooleducation.com/gpenguin.shtml 4 different ideas to use in Gym.

Preschool Education - Penguin Songs - http://www.preschooleducation.com/spenguin.shtml Lots of choices!

School Bell - Penguin Links- http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/animals/penguins/links.html  Links for photos, activities, art.

Victoria's Classroom - P is for Penguins - http://www.kinderkorner.com/pics23.html#penguins You need to scroll down a bit to find the section on penguins. It's worth a peek.

WebQuest for Gr. 1 Science - Linda Conn created this - also suitable for gr. 2. http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/webquest/penguins/index.htm

Zero the Hero - http://www.cceschool.org/hayes/Zero%20The%20Hero.htm Penguin is theme for 'zero' numbers - great for gr. 1.

Penguin Games

Amazing Penguins - http://www.quia.com/mc/24156.html Like concentration but students need to match facts. Good for gr. 2-3.

Emperor Penguin Chick Puzzle - http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/puzzle3.htm Level of difficulty can be altered.

Macaroni Penguin Puzzle - http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/puzzle2.htm Level of difficulty can be altered.

Penguin Chick Puzzle - http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/puzzle4.htm Level of difficulty can be altered.

Penguin Puzzle - http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/puzzle1.htm Level of difficulty can be altered.

Rockhopper Penguin Slider Puzzle Online - http://www.penguin.net.nz/games/slide/slide1.html

Test Your Penguin Knowledge - http://www.penguin.net.nz/games/quiz/quiz.html A question is asked and the answer is scrambled, but when you hold the mouse over the answer, it is revealed.

Word Search - http://www.quia.com/ws/24156.html Easy to use, but challenging to complete

Yellow-Eyed Penguin Jigsaw Online - http://www.penguin.net.nz/games/jigsaw/preload.html