Today's Classroom Activities :

All About Bats

Bats in the Night
Science/Art At the conclusion of a study of bats, have students use flat foam trays to make prints. First, draw a basic bat outline on a piece of paper. Then lay the drawing on the upside-down styrofoam tray and trace the drawing, pressing down into the tray. Remove the drawing and trace it more deeply into the tray. Roll printer's ink on the tray and press the tray onto a piece of large white paper. After the ink dries, cut out the bat shapes and mount them all in collage fashion on a bulletin board. Make a night scene by using dark blue background paper. Attach insects, the moon, tree outlines, etc.

Bats in the Classroom: Activities Across The Curriculum
October -- the perfect time to work bats into the curriculum, to teach about some of the misconceptions often held about these interesting creatures of nature.

How To Draw and Paint Bats
Lesson Plan on Painting and Drawing Positive and Negative Bat Shapes
This lesson plan can be used when making Halloween Decorations or for a spooky theater set. It could also be used as a focusing exercise for Biology illustration.

Bat Facts
This site provides a scientific classification and fun facts about bats!