Bat Craft Writing Center and Anchor Chart Activity

This Bat Craft and Writing Resource is a fun way for your students to display their writing skills. The are differentiated writing pages for you to choose what is suitable for your students.

Pairing this Bat craft with a writing task is a multi-step project. Students will be excited to display their writing and knowledge about bats. This Craft and Writing resource is a great way for your students to build skills such as following directions, hand eye coordination, fine motor skills, and writing.

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What's Included:

1. Anchor chart Headers, Labels, and Pictures; "All About Bats", "Parts of a Bat", "Bat Life Cycle"
2. Writing Header (Topper) Page Black and white; have students color it then attach it to a writing page. There is also a coloring page that works great as an early finisher activity.
3. Writing Header (Topper) Page Full Color; have students cut and attach it to their writing or use it as part of your bulletin board display.
4. Craft pieces; Print on colored paper, cut, assemble, and attach to the writing pages
5. Writing Center Words: "My Bat Words" color, and black/white and labeling activity. "Parts of a Bat"; color, black/white and labeling sheet.
6. Differentiated Writing Pages: 

•Full page with sentence starters and a space for coloring or drawing.

•Full page without sentence starters and space for coloring or drawing.

•Full page with lines only.

•Half page with sentence starters

•Half page without sentence starters:

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This resource is great for:

•Wrapping up a Science Unit on Bats

•Art Center

•Bulletin Board display

•Follow up activity after a Read Aloud, like "StellaLuna"

Suggested breakdown for project completion;

Day 1; teach your students any background information they may need to write about bats. Complete Anchor Charts

Day 2; help your students complete the writing and/or drawing/coloring portions of the project.

Day 3; give your students the pieces to cut, glue and assemble. They can also attach the writing page to their craft. Your students will be so proud of their work!

OR Day 3/4; you can have the craft part of this project set up in an art center and have your students put together the craft and writing pages together the following day.

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