Bats are definitely not scary animals who attack people and drink their blood. In fact, they are truly fascinating animals. These nocturnal wonders are very beneficial to us and play a crucial role in our ecosystem by devouring pesky insects, aiding in seed distribution, and even assisting in the pollination of certain flowers. Learn some cool bat facts for kids and see how interesting the Bat Life Cycle is with these fun printables. From a cute little pup to a nursery and a young bat… explore the world of bats with this resource packed with activities and real-life photos!
Don’t forget to check out these fun Bat Facts for Kids, too!
Bat Life Cycle
This Bat Life Cycle Learning Pack is a great printable pack for preschoolers and toddlers, and is perfect for a Halloween-themed unit or for use during literacy or math centers. With 75 pages of fun, hands-on activities and worksheets, your children will enjoy learning about the different stages of the bat life cycle, bat facts, and more! Many of these activities can be enjoyed multiple times and in a variety of ways.
There are also activities that only focus on the life cycle of a bat, which include two life cycle posters, a sequencing activity, information cards, and cut-and-paste parts of a bat activity.
Materials Required:
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Here are some items that pair well with these bat life cycle activities. You will use each of these items over and over during all my printable preschool activity packs.
- Do a Dot Art Markers
- Card stock(to print everything out on.)
- A pocket chart(I have this one and this mini one too.)
- Scissors
- Write and wipe Dry Erase Pockets
- Laminator with pockets (If you want to make it reusable.)
- Clothespins (for the clip cards)
- Color Pencils, Crayons or Markers
- Lead Pencils
Bat Facts For Kids
Did you know that young bats are called pups? Discover the incredible life cycle of how pups grow into adult bats. The design of this activity pack is sure to captivate children, making the process of learning about these bat facts a mysterious delight.
Bats are nocturnal animals, which means they sleep in the day and wake up at night. Included is a worksheet that introduces children to nocturnal animals whilst curiously learning about the different parts of a bat.
Included in this Bat Animal Study packet:
➤ Photo Cards
Real photos of bats give students a real-life context of this fascinating animal. BONUS information cards
➤ Posters
Including the characteristics of bats, their lifecycle, appearance, prey and predators and more.
➤ Mini books
Students record what they have learned in two mini books: All About Bats and Life Cycle of a Bat Book
➤ Printable worksheets
Recording learning: Can/Have/Are, What I Know/What I Think About/What I’ve Learned
Cut and Paste: Parts of a Bat, Bat Life Cycle, Cloze Reading Passage
Making comparisons: Venn diagram, Sort the Pictures
Literacy worksheets: Do-A-Dot Letter B, Trace the Letters, Bat themed writing pages, Three Part Cards, Three Part Information Cards, Uppercase and Lowercase Matching Cards, What Rhymes with page, build the word bat.
Games: Write the room, count the room
Math worksheets – There are also a wide variety of math activities that help children with counting, skip counting, addition, subtraction, and graphing.
Bat Activities
Other activities in this Bat Facts for Kids Learning Pack include:
- Montessori 3 Part Cards
- Size Sequencing Cards
- Number Puzzles
- Number Cards
- I Spy Fun
- Puzzles
- Line Tracing Page
- Count and Clip Cards
- See and Stamp pages
- Trace the letters
- Story / Creative Writing Pages
Look at the images below to see all the amazing activities included in the paid pack version.
This activity is also included in the Halloween Bundle.
How to use this Bat Activities, Photos and Printables:
This engaging informational bat packet can be used during the Halloween season or at any time of the year. The activities can be used with the whole class, as a literacy or math center or with a small group of students.
WHERE TO GET THE ACTIVITY
GET THE BATS ANIMAL STUDY ACTIVITY PACK HERE
Do you have any special and interesting bat facts for kids that I forgot to mention? You can find more interesting facts here.
This activity is also included in the Halloween Bundle.
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