Tundra Biome: Introduction

This Tundra Biome Intro Mini Unit introduces students to the tundra habitat and reinforces the essential parts of a biome, including living and nonliving elements. It includes a nonfiction read-aloud, student mini book, poster, coloring pages, and sorting activities.

⭐️Also included in the Tundra Biome Bundle ⭐️

This mini-unit uses simple language, real photographs, and realistic clipart to help children notice the living and nonliving parts of the tundra, understand how plants and animals meet their needs, and begin to see the relationships that make the tundra ecosystem work.

⭐ Contents ⭐

• Nonfiction Read-Aloud Book (18 pages)
  • Real photographs
  • One essential concept per page
  • Optional supporting text for older learners
  • Models relationship-based language
• Student Mini Book
  • Blackline pages for coloring and assembly
  • Simple sentences for early readers
  • Supports retelling, sequencing, and independent shelf work
  • Images may be cut out for labeling, dioramas, or reports
• Full-Color Tundra Poster
  • Shows living and nonliving parts of a tundra biome in summer
  • Suitable for science centers, wall display, or observation work
• Matching Coloring Pages
  • Labeled and unlabeled versions included
  • Supports tracing, vocabulary practice, or quiet follow-up work
• Sorting Cards and Mats
  • Cards for sorting Living / Nonliving
  • Cards for sorting Animals / Plants / Fungi
  • Matches poster images for consistent visual language

🌱🌏 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.

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