Tundra Biome: Animals
This Tundra Animals Mini Unit helps students explore animals in the tundra habitat through real photographs, simple nonfiction text, and hands-on learning activities. Children learn how animals live in the tundra biome, how they are adapted to freezing and dry environments, and how animals depend on plants, nonliving things, and other animals to meet their needs.
⭐️Also included in the Tundra Biome Bundle ⭐️
This resource is designed for early childhood through early elementary science, with language and structure that support both Montessori classrooms and traditional life science instruction. It builds background knowledge while introducing early ecosystem, habitat, and animal adaptation concepts in a clear, age-appropriate way.
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What Students Will Learn
- Animals that live in the tundra biome
- How animals are adapted to tundra environments
- How animals depend on plants, nonliving things, and other animals
- How animals help shape and support the tundra ecosystem
⭐ Contents ⭐
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Printable Nonfiction Read-Aloud Book (17 pages)
- Uses real photos and a clear, repetitive sentence structure
- Full-size PDF pages for projection or whole-group read-alouds
- Option to print 2 pages per sheet for a child-sized Montessori book
- Introduces essential biome concepts:
- Tundra animals and habitats
- Adaptations
- Interdependence between animals, plants, and nonliving things
- Features 10 tundra animals:
- Arctic wolf
- Caribou/reindeer
- Arctic hare
- Snowy owl
- Musk ox
- Lemming
- Stoat (ermine)
- Ptarmigan
- Snow goose
- Arctic bumblebee
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Animal Adaptations Mini Book (Blackline)
- Includes tracing and non-tracing versions
- Simple sentences paired with illustrations
- Supports handwriting, early reading, and science integration
- Can be used for independent work, dictation, or creative extensions
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Animal Fact Cards (10 total)
- Each card includes:
- Real photo
- Simple classification
- Location
- Diet
- Key adaptation
- Interdependence
- Fun fact
- Suggested uses:
- Reference cards or small booklets
- Sorting by animal type, diet, or continent
- Habitat mapping with a world map
- Bulletin board or science shelf display
- Each card includes:
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3-Part Cards and Posters
- Full-color and black-and-white versions included
- Posters (8.5 x 11) for classroom visual reference
- Blackline versions for coloring, booklets, or cut-apart work
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Directed Drawing Cards (10 animals)
- Step-by-step format with 8 steps per animal
- Supports fine motor skills and confidence in drawing
- Ideal for:
- Independent art stations
- Research reports
- Creative writing and storytelling projects
🌱🌏 Part of the The Trillium Biomes Curriculum 🌎 🌱
The Trillium Biomes Curriculum supports background knowledge and vocabulary development through content-rich, coherent science and geography instruction. Children build conceptual understanding of ecosystems by exploring how living and nonliving elements interact within natural systems. Designed for developmentally appropriate, inquiry-based learning, the materials integrate science, geography, and language development while helping children develop a sense of place and connection to the natural world.
