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25 Amazing All About Bat Activities and Bat Craft for Kids
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Ghosts, pumpkins, witches… when our students think about Halloween, these three words typically come to mind first. But let’s not forget about bats! I love to help students learn all about bats during the month of October with these twenty-five interactive bat activities and adorable bat craft!

These bat activities can be completed whole group or as a center. We typically aim to complete one or two pages per day in our interactive bat shape book.
At the end of the week, the students will have an entire bat shaped book containing all sorts of facts about bats. Itโs the perfect way to reinforce what theyโve learned and showcase their newfound knowledge!

Literacy Bat Activities
We create a KWL anchor chart, as we begin our study on bats. It’s always enjoyable to hear students’ existing knowledge (or misconceptions) about bats.
To activate prior knowledge, we start by filling out the “K” section on day one. On day two, we list all our questions. I prefer using sticky notes to capture their responses, but writing directly on the anchor chart works just as well.
After completing the “K” and “W” sections of our KWL chart, we delve into reading our nonfiction text all about bats.

This text not only introduces students to bat facts, but it also familiarizes them with nonfiction text features. Students explore the bats life cycle, anatomy, diet, habitat, and more through bold words, diagrams, maps, labels, captions, and a picture glossary.

After reading the nonfiction text and exploring other nonfiction books about bats, we gather as a whole group to complete the “L” section of our KWL chart. This is an excellent opportunity to clear up any misconceptions and reflect on what we have learned.
Students, then, independently record three facts about bats.
Later in the week, we work on our “Can, Have, Are” anchor chart together as a whole group. Afterwards, students complete their individual pages during centers.

Additional ways we incorporate literacy is with this life cycle of a bat emergent reader, matching pocket chart sentences and interactive flip book.

Throughout the week, the student independently practice the mix and fix pocket chart sentences at our pocket chart center.
To help learn the parts of a bat, we label our bat with beginning sounds.

Students can also use the diagram poster as a guide to support their spelling if they choose to label the parts of a bat with the full word.

We also label the parts of a bat’s wing. Just like arms and hands, a bat’s wing is covered in skin and has an elbow, fingers and a thumb.
Science Bat Activities
I easily integrate science into our bat activities by examining the life cycle of a bat, their diet, habitat, and predators.
First, we carefully review the key vocabulary words we are learning, as we add the picture cards to our pocket chart.

Next, we revisit our nonfiction text to reread the section all about the life cycle of a bat. We, then, use the life cycle picture cards to create a whole class life cycle of a bat anchor chart. Then, the students color, cut, and glue the life cycle of a bat in their interactive shape book.

We also complete two pages about a mother bat and a baby bat.

To learn more about a bat’s diet, we complete a whole class pocket chart activity where we sort picture cards as either “insectivorous bat foods” or “frugivorous bat foods.” Then, students independently do the same in their interactive shape book as they cut, sort, and glue the pictures under the correct heading.

We discuss how microbats locate objects and tell how big or far away something is by using echolocation.
We also talk about how bats have sharp teeth and the size and shape of their teeth differs depending on their diet.
Next, we complete a predators of a bat sheet, as well as a bat habitat page.

Then, we discuss how bats are nocturnal and attach the correct flaps on our “Life of a Bat” page.

Math Bat Activities
As we are learning all about bats, we also complete a variety of math bat activities!
First, the student’s work on number recognition as they complete a color by number activity all about the appearance of a bat. Students are always surprised to learn that a bat is covered in fur.

Then, we compare the sizes of a microbat and megabats, as we match the small bat picture and large bat picture accordingly.
After that, we complete a fun whole class graphing and analyzing data activity. For this activity, we survey how many friends think bats are cute and how many friends think bats are creepy. We tally the results and then create a graph of our findings.

Last, the students complete this number sentence as they add three more bats to the colony.

Social Studies Bat Activities
Not only do we complete math, literacy, and science bat activities, but we also complete a social studies bat activity as well!

For this activity, the students color, cut, and glue the bats all over the world, avoiding Antartica, extreme deserts, and polar regions.
Bat Shape Book Craft
At the end of the week, the students put the bat craft together for the cover of their book.

Once all of the pages are cut out and the cover is complete, we assemble all of the pages so the students have a handy bat shaped book containing all sorts of facts about bats. This is a great way to anchor their learning!
More Interactive Shape Book Activities
Kickoff your apple unit with these 20 interactive apple investigation activities!

Another great shape book for fall is this interactive spider shape book craft and activities!

Don’t forget to check out these 20 pumpkin investigation activities for little learners!

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Ashley Sharp
As a dedicated Kindergarten teacher for nearly 20 years, I believe the words “fun, play, and creativity” can sit right alongside the words “developmentally appropriate, engaging, and rigorous.” Learning is meant to be fun and messy!
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