If you LOVE teaching about sea life especially whales and enjoy connecting it to research and writing, then you're in luck! Your students will be engaged in fun and purposeful activities in reading, research, writing, depth and complexity, art and science! This resource has lesson plans with mentor texts, anchor charts, graphic organizers, craftivities, lapbooks, interactive notebook activities, a research journal and vocabulary cards. Have a "Whale of a time" with this one! This resource includes: Lesson Plans with mentor text, materials, and directions Fun Facts About Whales Vocabulary Cards: Types of Whales Scientific Method Parts of a Whale Anchor Chart: What is a Scientist? Steps for Research Whale Research Journal: Cover Page Table of Contents Blue Whale Humpback Whale Bowhead Whale Dolphin Beluga Whale Narwhal Sperm Whale Gray Whale Fin Whale Killer Whale About the Author Glossary Whale Lap book includes: Cover Page Whale Choice Board I Can "Post" My Facts Whale Statistics Map of Continents and Oceans Science Investigation: Types of Whales Expository Writing: A Whale of a Story All About Whales Interactive Notebooks for Science: Whales Can, Have, Are... Parts of a Whale Comparing 2 Different Whales Scientific Method Fold-ables Craftivtiy: Parts of a Whale Graphic Organizers: Big Idea Rules Trends Unanswered Questions Multiple Perspectives Across Disciplines Ethics Patterns Details My Icons Over Time Language of the Discipline Note: Materials you might want to consider using in addition to this unit that are NOT included: Research information for each kind of whale Plastic Whales Mentor Texts about whales Do you like what you see? Do you LOVE teaching Cross-Curricular? Check out my LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION where you get unlimited access to ALL of my TPT products! Lifetime Membership Subscription