Bats Themes, Lesson Plans, and Printouts from The Teacher's Guide

Bats Lesson Plans and Printouts

Bats in the Classroom
Lots of activities to incorporate a bat study into your curriculum.

Bats: Creatures of the Night Mini-Unit
Students learn about bat anatomy, differences between bats and birds, and about echolation.

Bat Centers
Ideas for center activities to support your bat study.

Guided Reading Lesson Plan Using Bats
Children explore previous knowledge of bats and then read selected books.

All About Bats
From Scholastic. Activities to learn about bats.

Bats
A study of bats and aeronautics.

Stellaluna Lesson Plans

In Search of Stellaluna's Family
After reading Steallaluna, students research facts about bats.

Bat Study for Early Elementary
Activities for Stellaluna and other literature about bats.

Stellaluna
Activities to complete after reading the book.

Stellaluna Creative
Activities reproduced from Harcourt to go with the story.

Stellaluna Online Story
Pamela Reed reads the story. From Storyline Online.

Stellaluna: Cause and Effect/Sequencing
Students identify cause and effect and work on sequencing skills with the book.

Stellaluna Activities for the Classroom
Prereading, postreading, writing, and science activities.

Bats about Stellaluna
Biology lessons based on the book.

Stellaluna Online Story
Pamela Reed reads the story. From Storyline Online.

Bats
Online nonfiction story about bats.

Bats Powerpoints
Several presentations about bats.