PBS
Pbs: Nature: The World of Penguins
What do you know about the world of penguins? This PBS site features information about these flightless birds. Come and check out this extraordinary resource.
Starfall
Starfall: Penguin, Penguin
This interactive nonfiction ebook focuses on penguins. Students can choose to read independently or listen to each sentence.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Pretty Cool Penguins
This lesson is part of an interdisciplinary primary life science unit addressing adaptation and habitats by focusing on penguins. This lesson is primarily technology based and should take place near the end of the unit, after students...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Penguin Tale or Tail?
This interdisciplinary approach to science, language arts and technology will guide young scholars into a study of real information about penguins and their habitat. They will learn to identify homophones and share what they learn using...
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Kids: African Penguin
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about African penguins with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Macaroni Penguins
Discover useful information about macaroni penguins including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Galapagos Penguins
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the Galapagos penguin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Fiordland Penguins
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the Fiordland penguin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Erect Crested Penguins
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the erect-crested penguins with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Chinstrap Penguins
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the chinstrap penguin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Adelie Penguins
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the Adelie penguin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Humboldt Penguin
Discover fun facts and learn about the appearance, diet, breeding, behavior, and conservation status of the Humboldt penguin.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Humboldt Penguins
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the Humboldt penguin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Gentoo Penguins
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the gentoo penguin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Emperor Penguins
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the emperor penguin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: African Penguins
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the African penguin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
MarineBio Conservation Society
Marine Bio: Rockhopper Penguins
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the rockhopper penguin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
Other
San Francisco Zoo: Magellanic Penguin
Detailed information and fascinating facts about the Magellanic penguin include diet, habitat, physical features, behavior, and conservation status.
Other
Teaching Heart: Penguins
Use this site if you want to find ideas, lessons and activities related to penguins.
Other
Antarctic Penguins: Adelie and Emperor Penguins
This is a very informative and in-depth site about the Adelie and Emperor Antarctic Penguins. The site houses numerous pictures as well as basic information for each of the two types of penguin. The page also has tons of links to other...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Penguins for Kids: Learn About These Swimming Birds
Learn about these birds that can't fly, but can swim really fast on this website. Explore information about penguins, Find out where they live, what they eat, and other fun facts.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri)
Provides photographs and a fact card about the penguin. Discusses where they are found, physical characteristics, diet, locomotion, predators, and interactions with humans.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Newsround's Top Penguin Facts
Article briefly presents five important facts about penguins.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Penguin Theme Unit
This instructional activity is designed to help young students learn about penguins over a five-day unit.