Gulls - Facts + Games + Coloring

Gulls - Facts + Games + Coloring

Grades: 2nd – 5th

Subjects: Science, Reading Comprehension, Environmental Studies

Students will learn about gull behavior, communication, diet, and habitats through an easy-to-read informational text and interactive activities. The resource also highlights gull adaptability, their reputation as opportunistic feeders, and tips for keeping them away at the beach—making connections between science and real-world experiences.

Perfect for a science unit, ocean animal study, or cross-curricular reading activity, this resource helps students practice comprehension skills while learning about an animal they often encounter in everyday life.

• Fun Facts
• Coloring
• Games

Standards Alignment

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):

• 2-LS4-1: Make observations of animals to compare diversity of life in different habitats.

• 3-LS2-1: Construct an explanation that some animals form groups to help members survive.

• 4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that animals have internal and external structures that support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

• 5-ESS3-1: Obtain and combine information about ways communities use science to protect the environment.

Common Core State Standards (CCSS – ELA):

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of informational text.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4: Determine the meaning of domain-specific vocabulary in a text.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.3: Explain concepts or ideas in a scientific text.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9: Integrate information from several texts on the same topic.