May/June 2026

Friendly Belugas

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Reading Objective:

Students will identify four ways that beluga whales show they are social, or friendly: They swim in pods, they make friends, they “talk,” and they blow playful bubbles.

Next Generation Science Standards:

K-LS1-1: Animals’ survival needs

1-LS1: How animal parents and babies use body parts and behavior to help them survive and grow

Vocabulary:

pod, narwhal