Dolphin Adventures: A 5-Day Unit Plan for Kids

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Written by Brooks Mathews

Published: March 17, 2025

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Dolphins, most known for their playful, intelligent personalities, can be found living in large pods in coastal habitats all over the world. From the common bottlenose dolphin to the Amazon River dolphin, these captivating marine mammals utilize their extraordinary echolocation and communication skills to navigate the environment around them.

A Common Bottlenose Dolphin being playful

Throughout our five-day unit plan, students will explore more about the fascinating underwater world of dolphins, diving deeper into the unique physical characteristics of dolphins, their carnivorous diets, diverse habitats, complex ways that they communicate and what makes them mammals!

Dolphins

Click the picture below to access five days of comprehensive daily lesson plans, graphic organizers, comprehension questions for informal assessments, activity worksheets, vocabulary exercises, and so much more!


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Brooks Mathews

Brooks Mathews is an Education Writer for A-Z Animals, designing animal based unit plans that include lesson plans, activity sheets, craft/project ideas and more! She is an elementary teacher of eight years with a Bachelors degree from the University of South Carolina and a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education from Arizona State University. She resides in Nashville, TN with her husband of eight years, their son, Grady and their Golden Retriever!

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