Pokémon Study Resources and Activities
After my daughter discovered my husband’s old Pokémon cards, she dove into a love of Pokémon, watching the anime and reading all about it. We decided to take this love of Pokémon as a catalyst to practice academic skills and learning about our world as well as the world of these cute little pocket monsters from Japan. Since Pokemon can be sorted into different “types,” we decided to dive into each of the different Pokémon categories.
Here are some of the resources that helped us along the way.
Resources for the Classroom
I found a number of Printable Pokemon Resources online that we incorporated into our study.
Cute Pokémon Alphabet cards - for sale on Etsy
Pokemon Letter Cards - for sale on Teachers Pay Teachers
Blank Pokemon Card template - for sale on Teachers Pay Teachers
Pokemon Alphabet Handwriting Practice - for sale on Teachers Pay Teachers
Water Type Bingo Card Generator - Free on BingoBaker.com
Pokemon Math Fact Printable - Editable Template for sale on Teachers Pay Teachers
Guide Books and Databases
We used the following resources as we learned about individual Pokémon.
Bulbapedia- Community Driven Encyclopedia of Pokemon
Pokemon.com - The company based list of Pokémon
The Official Pokémon Guide Book
How to Train your Pokémon - An intro guide to Pokemon things.
Overview of the topics covered in each of our Pokemon Academy Units
Unit 1: Welcome to the Pokemon Academy
Intro to Japan
Select a starter pokemon
Learn about pokemon Evolutions
Learn about what a naturalist is and how Darwin proposed the evolution of species
Unit 2: Electric Type
Electric Type pokemon and how their names relate to electricity
Catch an Electric type pokemon, write its moves, record its height on our wall paper.
What is Electricity?
Science activities: Static, Battery, Electromagnetic current
Scientist feature: Inventors Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison
Art Activitiy: Lightning Painting
Japanese cultural Activity: Food - Try Ramen, Sushi, bullet train
Unit 3: Water Type
Water Type pokemon and how their names relate to water (Vocabulary)
Catch a water type pokemon, record its moves, record its height
Learn about different bodies of water
Experiment about: Fresh and Salt water sources
Unit 4: Poison Type
Animal Defenses
What is Poison
How are poisons delivered
Mushroom Mini Unit
People who work with Poisonous animals
Joan Proctor
Steve Irwin
Unit 5: Flying Type
Flying Animals: Bugs, Bats, Birds
Mini Unit on Birds and Flight
Gliding Animals
Forces of Flight
History of Flight
Aviators
Ornithologists