Real Caribou or Reindeer Notebooking Worksheet
Here’s a great activity to do during the Christmas holiday season. Learn about real reindeer and caribou with this Reindeer notebooking page!
Use this free printable reindeer notebooking worksheet to record your findings about reindeer and caribou and reinforce concepts learned about these Arctic mammals.
The real reindeer notebooking worksheet has a place to write about the reindeer’s habitat, their diet, characteristics, and other interesting facts. It also includes a line drawing of a reindeer.
You can also write about the differences between caribou and reindeer.
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Reindeer Resources
Younger Readers
Reindeer (A Day in the Life: Polar Animals) by Katie Marsico is a great non-fiction reference book.
Reindeer: On the Move! by Ginjer L. Clarke
I’m a Reindeer (Little Golden Book) by Mallory Loehr (very sweet book!)
Older Readers
Facts About the Reindeer by Lisa Stratten
Online Resources
Online reference for kids with great pictures at Folly Farm.
Reindeer! video from Kids Learning Facts (does briefly mention Santa)
Facts to Know Before You Meet a Reindeer video from Animalist (also briefly mentioned Santa) Best for grades 5 and up
How the Saami Live with Reindeer video from Nat Geo Wild
Complete this family-style Reindeer Unit Study to learn more about the myths and facts about real reindeer and the Saami who live with and depend on the reindeer for food, clothing, and transportation, and much more!
Hands-on Activities
If possible, follow up your reindeer study with a visit to some real reindeer! They can often be found around Christmas time at local festivities and petting zoos.
Your kids will love getting their bodies in motion with these reindeer games, aka holiday gross motor activities
Create one (or both!) of these fun Reindeer Noses treats for friends, family, or neighbors this holiday season!
If your kids are at the “joke stage” (IYKYK) let them memorize some of these reindeer jokes to tell their friends and family.
Make one of these cute Reindeer Bell Necklace crafts to wear or to give away as a gift.
Download your copy of the Reindeer Notebooking Page from the Free Resource Library. Look under Individual Notebooking Pages>
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Extend Your Reindeer Study
This reindeer notebooking page is also used in our How the Grinch Stole Christmas unit study.
You can find the Grinch unit and all of our other free Christmas activities here.
Get a Free “My Pet Reindeer Creative Writing Worksheet” for grades 3 to 5 from Whole Child Homeschool
Our sister site, Whole Child Homeschool, has a family-style Reindeer Unit Study that works for all ages and covers all subjects except daily math–perfect for Christmas-time schooling!
In that Reindeer Unit Study, your kids will explore the folktales and fables of reindeer, make a pickle glow, learn about the Saami who live with and depend on the reindeer for food, clothing, and transportation, and much more!
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