🦝 Raccoon report template
Three versions, one page each. Print the one for your child’s grade. The facts come from the raccoon page, every number with its source.
Grades 1–2
My report: the raccoon
Procyon lotor · Grades 1–2
| Length | 24 in to 3.1 ft (60 to 95 cm) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | 9 to 12 in (23 to 31 cm) |
| Weight | 15 to 40 lb (6.8 to 18 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 1.8 to 3.1 years |
Read about it
Raccoons have a black mask and a ringed tail. Their front paws work like hands. They come out at night.
It lives in:
It eats:
The coolest thing I learned:
Where my facts came from
- National Park Service (raccoon quick facts), nps.gov/articles/racoon.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Pipestone, nps.gov/pipe/learn/nature/mammals.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System, research.fs.usda.gov/feis/species-reviews/prlo, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 3–4
My report: the raccoon
Procyon lotor · Grades 3–4
| Length | 24 in to 3.1 ft (60 to 95 cm) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | 9 to 12 in (23 to 31 cm) |
| Weight | 15 to 40 lb (6.8 to 18 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 1.8 to 3.1 years |
Read about it
A raccoon's front paws are very sensitive, especially when they are wet, so it can feel what it is holding without looking. It often dunks its food in water before eating it, which is where its science name, lotor, comes from: it means the washer. At night raccoons climb, wander and look for fruit, nuts, eggs, frogs and insects.
Where it lives (its habitat):
What it eats:
How its body helps it live there:
My favorite fact:
A question I still have:
Where my facts came from
- National Park Service (raccoon quick facts), nps.gov/articles/racoon.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Pipestone, nps.gov/pipe/learn/nature/mammals.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System, research.fs.usda.gov/feis/species-reviews/prlo, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 5–6
My report: the raccoon
Procyon lotor · Grades 5–6
| Length | 24 in to 3.1 ft (60 to 95 cm) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | 9 to 12 in (23 to 31 cm) |
| Weight | 15 to 40 lb (6.8 to 18 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 1.8 to 3.1 years |
Read about it
Raccoons live in forests, near streams and in towns, and they are most active after dark. They eat almost anything, from berries and nuts to crayfish and insects, which is why they sometimes visit trash cans. Their hind feet can turn backward, which lets them climb down trees headfirst. Raccoons are smart and good at solving puzzles, like opening latches, but wild raccoons should never be fed or handled, so it is best to watch them from a distance.
Habitat and range: where on Earth, and what the place is like:
Diet: what it eats, and what might eat it:
Adaptations: two ways its body or habits help it survive:
Is it in danger? Why or why not?:
Compare it with another animal you know:
Bibliography: write each source below as site, page title, date checked:
Where my facts came from
- National Park Service (raccoon quick facts), nps.gov/articles/racoon.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Pipestone, nps.gov/pipe/learn/nature/mammals.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System, research.fs.usda.gov/feis/species-reviews/prlo, checked 2026-10-30