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You are invited to download the giant panda pack – learning printables for preschool and kindergarten children. Use this resource with clear true-to-life images and photographs to create hands-on science activities for your students. Children will learn the stages of the giant pack life cycle and parts of a giant pack, practice sequencing skills, and work to improve their concentration and fine motor skills. This resource will come in handy when exploring Asia and learning about different types of bears, vertebrates, and mammals in your Montessori and early childhood classroom.
This resource contains a ‘Giant Panda life cycle’ poster, worksheet, 3-part cards, and Parts of a Giant Panda printables.
Here is what’s included
- Giant Panda life cycle poster
- Giant Panda life cycle 3 part cards
- Giant Panda life cycle coloring, cutting, and pasting worksheet
- Giant Panda life cycle tracing strips
- Parts of a Giant Panda poster
- Parts of a Giant Panda poster minus labels
- Parts of a Giant Panda labels
- Parts of a Giant Panda tracing
Age: Preschool ages 3 – 6 years
Subjects and uses in the classroom: Asia Study, Bear Unit, Nature Table, Science Centers, Fine Motor, Prewriting
How to Use:
Parts of a giant panda – Gather books on pandas for children to explore. Print posters and label cards on cardstock and laminate. Cut individual label cards.
Attach clear velcro to the poster without labels and label cards. Velco will come in especially handy if you decide to take your work outdoors. Having an additional challenge for little fingers is always welcomed when working with young children!
Present the poster – name all parts and invite the students to share their thoughts on the various functions of each part. Then read each label and invite the student to match it to the corresponding part of the panda’s body.
Life Cycle poster – print on cardstock and laminate. Present all stages of the life cycle. Invite the children to retell them or tell their own story that features all the stages.
3-part cards – Print on cardstock and laminate if you wish to preserve colors and card quality for future use. Place picture cards in a column and invite the children to match the picture to the picture and the word to the word.
Life cycle line art – supply scissors, glue, and coloring pencils. Invite the student to color and cut cards and glue them into the correct sequence.
Tracing and coloring worksheets – print on cardstock and laminate. Supply an erasable pen. Invite the child to trace the words and color corresponding images. Alternatively, print pages on regular printing paper and slide them into plastic pockets.
Panda - Children's Books and Learning Resources
Panda Books: The Ultimate Panda Book for Kids: 100+ Amazing Panda Facts
In The Ultimate Panda Book for Kids, best-selling non-fiction author Jenny Kellett gives you only the best panda facts that kids will love.
Absolute Expert: Pandas: All the Latest Facts From the Field With National Geographic Explorer Mark Brody
From adorable giant panda cubs to saving bamboo forests in China, get the latest giant panda insights and intel straight from the field from National Geographic explorer and conservationist Marc Brody.
Go Wild! Pandas
Welcome to the wild world of pandas! In this intro to the species, youngsters discover where on Earth this bear lives, what it eats, how big it grows, and how it communicates. Cool photos of adorable panda cubs and panda relatives bring the creatures into full focus. After learning the basics, young readers will discover why pandas need our help and what people around the world are doing to help save them. Filled with fun facts, games, and an activity focused on making a difference in the panda's world, Go Wild! will inspire kids to care about this adorable animal.
National Geographic Readers: Level 2 - Pandas
The whole world loves panda bears. Everyone loves to watch them play, climb, cuddle, and chew. But careful, they can scratch too―just look at that tree! Pandas live in wild places very far away, and they are the STAR ATTRACTIONS of every zoo that keeps them safe and well, all over the world.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.
The Panda Problem
The critically adored, New York Times bestselling Deborah Underwood delights with a hilariously meta celebration of storytelling out of control.
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? (My First Reader)
The publication of Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? and Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? completes the bear book beginning reader series. Now, children can read all four books on their own in this special format.
Giant Pandas
Giant pandas: they are indigenous to China and are adored the world over. But they are more than a bundle of fluff and squeaks. Giant pandas are energetic climbers and swimmers. In one year, they may eat around 10,000 pounds of bamboo. And people in China have worked together to create protected areas for giant pandas to live peacefully.
Zen Shorts (A Stillwater Book) (Caldecott Medal - Honors Winning Title(s))
Stillwater, the beloved Zen panda, now in his own Apple TV+ original series!
This Caldecott Honor Book presents wondrous Zen tales to light up your life....
When a giant panda named Stillwater moves into Michael, Addy, and Karl's neighborhood, he tells them the most amazing stories! To Addy, he tells a tale of a poor man who gives gifts to a robber.
When I Draw a Panda
From the acclaimed author and illustrator of The Big Umbrella comes a delightful celebration of creativity and gumption about a girl and her panda that’s Calvin and Hobbes meets If You Give a Mouse a Cookie!
Goodnight, Little Panda (Baby Animal Tales)
Little Panda won’t eat her dinner. It’s much too munchy and crunchy! But when the other animals offer to share their food with her, she starts to think that perhaps bamboo isn’t so bad after all . . . Featuring a unique blend of photos and illustrations, this adorable book is perfect for bedtime or naptime and is sure to give your little one sweet dreams.
A Book For Kids About Pandas: The Giant Panda Bear
This book about the Giant Panda was written for children from 5 to 12 years of age. Due to the detailed nature of animal life, it is appropriate to be read by an adult to younger children.
The Giant Panda is a fascinating creature that has captured the world's heart as it struggles near the brink of extinction.
Peaceful Like a Panda: 30 Mindful Moments for Playtime, Mealtime, Bedtime-or Anytime!
From the author of BREATHE LIKE A BEAR comes a new collection of Mindful Moments!
These easy-to-follow exercises help kids calmly and mindfully navigate their day, from sunrise to sunset. With sections dedicated to key activities in a child's routine--waking up, traveling, learning, playing, eating, and bedtime--kids can learn techniques for managing their bodies, breath, and emotions anywhere, anytime.
Little Panda
Little Panda goes on an adventure in the jungle, but mama is always close by her cub. Short rhyming lines in this illustrated board book tell a sweet story of youthful adventure and motherly love.
I Am a Panda Finger Puppet Board Book (Smithsonian Kids)
Let's play with our panda friend! This story features a fun finger puppet toy built into the board book, encouraging interactive play, hand-eye coordination, and language development in your little one. Babies and toddlers learn best when they are playing, especially when their grown-ups are in on the fun!
Pandas Love Pickles
Pandas Love Pickles is a whimsical ABC book that explores animals, food, different cuisines, and alphabet letters in a way that will inspire your young eater to try new things at mealtime. Through gorgeous illustrations of animals paired with silly foods to try, your little one will be excited to discover new things to eat. Try it, you might love it! Now available in the Pandas Love series, Pandas Love Pizza! Featuring all new animals, and all new foods for your little one to try.
Baby Touch and Feel Panda
Babies and toddlers will fall in love with pandas while flipping through the pages of this interactive early learning book about these adorable animals.
Meet the black and white panda family and their energetic babies, plus their charming red panda cousins in this delightful educational board book. Get ready to explore all the different textures, from Panda’s fur to their rough tongue, while learning all about panda life!
Panda Kindergarten
Follow a day in the life of the panda cubs at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda at the Wolong Nature Preserve, the largest research facility for giant pandas in China. Cubs are raised together in a protected setting—dubbed panda kindergarten—where they grow strong and learn skills that will help prepare them to be released into the wild when they are older.
So Cute! Pandas (So Cool/So Cute)
Those big round eyes! Those fluffy ears! That squishy tummy! Let's face it. Pandas are ... SO CUTE! And, guess what? So is this book!
Get ready for cute overload, panda style. And the funny thing is, this panda isn't just cute. It's got attitude! You'll flip over the adorable photos and be equally charmed by what this sassy little panda is thinking on every page.
Facts About the Panda (A Picture Book For Kids 289)
This educational Panda kids book presents facts along with full color photographs and carefully chosen words to teach children about the Panda.
Packed with facts about the Panda, your children or grandchildren will enjoy learning from start to finish while they read this kids Panda book.