Judy Christiansen's Class

The students in Mrs. Christiansen’s second grade class have enjoyed reading Janell Cannon’s Stellaluna, comparing bats and birds, researching bats, and writing, writing, writing!! We wrote summaries, short plays, research reports, a letter to Stellaluna, and four kinds of poems. We focused our research on the little brown bat. Some of our resources indicated this bat has been known to live for thirty-two years, a fact that intrigued the students!
We would like to thank Mrs. Kintner for helping us create bat collages in art class, Mrs. Carroll for teaching us a bat song in music class, Mrs. Hall for helping us scan pictures, and Mrs. Silverman of Clinton School for inviting us to be part of this wonderful project.

We hope you enjoy the artwork and writing selections posted on our web page.

All About Bats

All bats are mammals. They fly at night. They are nocturnal animals. Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Bats do not get into people’s hair.

Little brown bat has big ears and uses echolocation to find insects. They help people by eating insects. It can live to be 32 years old! Another name for little brown bat is house bat.

Written by Jerica

All bats are nocturnal animals. Bats use their claws to hang upside-down. They are mammals because their babies are born live. No bats live in Antarctica because it is too cold. Bats use echolocation to find food.

Little brown bat babies are called pups. Their wingspan is 9-11 inches. When a bat has big ears it eats insects, and this bat does eat insects!

Written by Daniel

All bats are nocturnal animals. They hang upside-down by their claws. Every bat flies and they are the only mammal that can fly.

Little brown bats can live to be 32 years old. They look ugly and fierce, but are nice. All little brown bats eat insects. You can also call the little brown bat an evening bat.

Written by Kelsey

Bats and Birds

Comparison Poems

A bat has fur,
But a bird has feathers.
A bat is a mammal,
But a bird is a bird.
A bat lives in a cave, tree, or barn,
But a bird lives in a nest.
A bat has thin wings,
But a bird has thick wings.

Written by Colburn

A bat has fur,
But a bird has feathers.
A bat lives in a cave, barn, or tree,
But a bird lives in a nest.
A bat baby is born live,
But a bird hatches from an egg,
A bat is a mammal,
But a bird is a bird.

Written by Mary

Acrostic Bat Poems

B ats use echolocation
A bat is a mammal
T hey are the only mammal that can fly
S wooping down to catch their prey

Written by Ben

B ats catch food at night,
A tail helps it turn
T heir babies are born live
S tops with its tail

Written by Missy

B ats sleeping in a shed
A fter dark they hunt
T hey stay with their babies
S ome live in barns

Written by Adam

B ats don't lay eggs
A t night they fly
T hey live in barns
S ome eat fish

Written by Kayla

The Most Important Poems

Bats …
live in big colonies,
have one baby each year,
use their claws to hang upside-down,
babies are born live,
have teeth.
But the most important thing about bats is …
They are nocturnal.

Written by Ashley D.

Bats …
live in big colonies,
live in caves,
hang upside-down, upside-down,
have a hand-wing,
have teeth.
But the most important thing about bats is …
They use echolocation.

Written by Garrett

Bats …
use echolocation to find food,
are mammals and they can fly,
use their big claws to hang upside-down,
live in colonies,
babies are called pups.
But the most important thing about bats is …
They help us!

Written by Jason

Bats …
use echolocation to find food,
use echolocation,
babies are called pups,
are the only mammal that can fly,
are nocturnal animals.
But the most important thing about bats is …
They are helpful to people by eating bugs and insects.

Written by Megan

Bats …
have fur,
babies are born live,
have long finger bones,
hang by their claws,
see in the dark.
But the most important thing about bats is …
They help people by eating insects.

Written by Whitney

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Bat Cinquains

Microbat
hanging, small
hunting, eating, drinking
can live to be 32 years old
Little Brown Bat

Written by Zack

Microbat
helpful, good
looking, flying, calling
can live to 32 years old
Little Brown Bat

Written by Justin

Mouse-eared Bat
awesome, hanging
feeding, eating, flying
can live to be 32 years old
Little Brown Bat

Written by Marissa

House Bat
small, awesome
hanging, eating, looking
uses echolocation
Little Brown Bat

Written by Ryan

House Bat
little, micro
swooping, looking, feeding
can eat 600 mosquitoes in a night
Little Brown Bat

Written by Grace

Microbat
hanging, awesome
hibernating, feeding, falling
can live to be 32 years old
Little Brown Bat

Written by Ashley E.

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