Free Beluga Whale Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities

Many adults fell in love with beluga whales as young children, thanks to Raffi’s “Baby Beluga” song! My now-adult son was one of those children. His oldest daughter also fell in love with beluga whales and “Baby Beluga” as a toddler. Now, my 20-month-old granddaughter (my daughter’s daughter) loves them as well!

Here, you’ll find links to free beluga whale printables used to prepare hands-on activities and a new Montessori-inspired beluga whale pack for our newsletter subscribers’ resource library!

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M0ntessori Shelves with Beluga Whale Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves with Beluga Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired orca-themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) Note: The Montessori-inspired beluga whale pack isn’t designed as a complete beluga whale unit but as supplemental materials. I design the packs using realistic images that I’ve often looked for when preparing a unit study (such as font cards and phonogram cards featuring the letter and phonogram related to the theme and math cards with realistic images that fit the theme and can be adapted for math activities at a variety of levels.)

You could mix your beluga whale themed activities among your shelves according to curriculum area. Or you could have a special beluga whale themed area something like the one pictured. My shelves at the beginning of our unit have a mixture of skill levels. Many of the activities can be adapted for a variety of levels. Many of these are designed for early elementary as well as preschoolers. If you’re a homeschooler, just choose the activities that work for your child’s interests and ability levels. If you don’t have room for all the activities you’d like to do, simply rotate them.

Montessori Shelves with Beluga Whale Themed Activities and Beluga Print

Notice the framed outline The White Whale, or Beluga by Henry W. Elliott (1875). It’s a free download from Wikimedia Commons.

For our monthly featured art print, I purchased a Li’l DAVINCI art frame that opens in the front for easily changing a free art masterpiece printable or vintage illustration to fit with the month’s theme. The frame can be switched from horizontal to vertical without changing the hanger, which is perfect!

If you’re wondering about the rugs and rug box I use, both the rugs and wooden rug holder are from Montessori Services. I love the Montessori Services rugs and rug holder! I used to use an umbrella stand something like these. I loved that for 1-3 rugs, but I needed something different when I had more grandchildren and some projects that needed more than one rug.

Favorite Shelves, Trays, Baskets, and More for Montessori Homeschoolers

I often get asked about the trays, baskets, etc., that I use, so I published a post with many of the items. You can find lots of helpful resources here. They’re not all essential, so don’t feel you need to have everything. Just choose what’s best for your budget and your unique family’s needs. You’ll find more ideas in the Living Montessori Now Amazon shop

Beluga Whale Themed Books for Kids

Even though I have books on shelves, I’m now keeping many of my themed books in a forward-facing display after placing a plant where the themed book basket was before. Most of my seasonal books are now in that book basket.

For toddlers and preschoolers, about ¾ of the books I use are typically Montessori friendly (focusing on reality without smiling or talking animals or smiling or talking vehicles).

Books for a Beluga Whale Unit

Top Shelf of Main Themed Shelf:

The National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Big Book of the Ocean is wonderful … like all their books!

Top Shelf of Forward -Facing Display:

2nd Shelf:

National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia (You’ll notice that I love National Geographic books with their gorgeous photos!)
National Geographic Kids Ultimate Mammalpedia
A Mammal Is an Animal

3rd Shelf:

Mammals Everywhere (This is illustrated by Britta Teckentrup!)
The Fantastic World of Marine Mammals. It has lots of great 2-page spreads about a variety of marine mammals, including beluga whales.
National Geographic Kids Ultimate Oceanpedia (gorgeous photos and a fabulous reference book!)

4th Shelf:

National Geographic Kids Ocean Animals: Whos Who in the Deep Blue Sea
Amazing Arctic Animals
Over in the Arctic

Bottom Shelf:

National Geographic Kids Chapters: The Whale Who Won Hearts: And More True Stories of Adventures with Animals
If I Were a Whale
Hello, Baby Beluga
Baby Beluga (Raffi Songs to Read) Board Book (a well-loved book in our family!)

Also used:

DK Smithsonian Picturepedia, which I love for most units, including our beluga whale unit. It has gorgeous photos and illustrations with amazing two-page spreads on a wide variety of topics.

You can see lots of Beluga Whale Books for Kids here.

Beluga Whale Poster with Beluga Whale Pin Poking Activity

Beluga Whale Poster with Beluga Whale Pin Poking

Free Printable: Whales of the Arctic (I used just the beluga whale poster) by GrowNLearn J Guest at TPT

Free Printable: Montessori material ‘Artic Animals’ by phonicsforyou at TPT (This is a great materials that I used for 3 different activities here.) I used the beluga tracing outline for pin pushing.

Ocean Sensory Bottle with Beluga Whale, Arctic Animal Activity Cards, Safari Ltd. Beluga Whale, and Little Kids First Big Book of the Ocean

Free Printable: Montessori material ‘Artic Animals’ by phonicsforyou at TPT (Here, I used this printable for the Arctic animal activity cards.)

The National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Big Book of the Ocean is wonderful … like all their books!

Loving Baby Beluga and the Ocean Sensory Bottle

The sensory bottle was adapted from the same type of ocean sensory bottle I made for my then-15-month-old granddaughter (who’s now 12)!

Sand Writing Tray for a Beluga Whale Theme

Free Printable: /b/ for beluga (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber).

You’ll see a variety of simple letter writing trays in my previous unit study posts. I often used the wooden tray from the Melissa & Doug Lace and Trace Shapes. You can use whatever tray or container work best for you, though.

The sandpaper letters I use are available in print or cursive.

I typically now use this lovely spelling/alphabet tray from FamilyTreeWW on Etsy. I like it for writing more than one letter or spelling words. (Note: That sand tray is currently unavailable, but you’ll find lots of other options for Montessori sand trays on Etsy.) I found some colored sand in 12 colors on Amazon that I started to use instead of salt or colored salt. I love it because it’s so soft and feels great!

I added a beluga whale from the Safari Ltd. Dolphins and Whales TOOB.

If you would like help with introducing phonetic sounds, introducing objects with sounds, or beginning phonics in general, check out my DIY Beginning Montessori Phonics with Preschoolers.

Fluke u_e Phonogram Card with Bossy-E Cards

Free Printable: /u_e/ phonogram in fluke (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)

Free Printable: “Bossy E” Word Cards from Montessori Print Shop (These cards are extremely easy to prepare and show “bossy e” or “silent e” very clearly.)

Beluga Alphabet Card Spelling and Cursive Tracing Work

Free Printables: /b/ for beluga (part of my subscriber freebie pack in print and cursive, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber).

Free Printable: Beluga whale alphabet cards in print and cursive (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)

I have a new themed alphabet card set each month now, and each set is very adaptable. You can use them for activities such as matching the letters with sandpaper letters to matching print to cursive letters to spelling words with the alphabet cards used as a themed movable alphabet.

Matching Arctic Animal 3-Part Cards with Safari Ltd. Arctic TOOB Animals

Free Printable: Free Printable: Arctic Animals 3-Part Cards from 1+1+1=1

I used these cards to show a free printable that works well for younger children using the Safari Ltd. Arctic TOOB with 8 of the cards or using all 30 animal cards without TOOB figures for older children (or children who especially love identifying animals).

I used the Safari Ltd. Arctic TOOB.

With the beluga whale, you could also use the Safari Ltd. Dolphins and Whales TOOB.

Free Printable for the Dolphins and Whales TOOBO(: Whales and Dolphins Safari Toob Free Montessori Editable 3-Part Cards by Montessori Nature at TPT. I like that these include descriptions … so helpful!

I’ve used the lovely Whales and Dolphins Safari TOOB Cards from Montessori Print Shop. Those aren’t free, but they’re inexpensive and have lovely, clear whale and dolphin images that are feathered. They’re 3-period cards for ages 3-6 without description cards. (Note: Montessori Print Shop also has lovely Arctic – Safari TOOB Cards.)

I’ve also used the Dolphin and Whale Nomenclature and Description Cards from Every Star Is Different. They’re part of a complete Montessori-Inspired Dolphins and Whales Printable Pack that you’ll see reviewed here.

I like to use just two parts of these cards for variety in using nomenclature cards and as a way to reinforce the information on them. With younger children, I’ll read the information to them as they match the cards. Older children can read it on their own.

Matching Arctic Animal Cards to Close-up Cards

Free Printable: Montessori material ‘Artic Animals’ by phonicsforyou at TPT (Yes, this printable again!)

Beluga Whale Counting Activity

Happy About Her Beluga Counting Work

Free Printable: Beluga whale number cards 1-10 or however many you choose to use (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber).

Free Printable: I used a free printable photo from Unsplash.

For a young toddler, I just put the number card and corresponding number of miniature belugas in a small dish.

Note: With toddlers, I constantly supervise an activity like this with small objects. I don’t leave it on the shelf unless it has a lid the toddler can’t open.

Of course, the beluga whale math cards can be used for addition or any other operation.

Beluga Whale Activities on Another Shelf

These resources are all free as well!

Beluga Whale Printables

Free Printable: Beluga Whale Book by Red Sunflower Resources at TPT

Free Printable Whale Reader from Preschool Play and Learn

Free Printable: Beluga Whale Art Projects by Three Mermaids in the Sea at TPT

Free Printable: Beluga Adaptations (parts of a beluga whale) from Scientist in Residence Program

Free Printable: Whale Size Chart – Educational Ocean Life Poster by Vaishno Om at TPT

Free Montessori-Inspired Beluga Whale Pack

Montessori-Inspired Beluga Whale Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).

More Arctic Animal Resources and Activities

Arctic Science

More Ocean Resources and Activities

Ocean Science

More (Non-Human) Mammal Resources and Activities

Mammal Toys on Amazon

Helpful Animal Classification Posts

If you’d like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout December and January, see my December Themed Activities for Kids. and my January Themed Activities for Kids.

I hope your winter is wonderful!

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