Did you participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count? I forgot about it again this year. My kids are very interested in learning about birds, so I came up with a plan B. Each day this week we will go on a bird hunt and see what type of bird we can spy with our little eye. We’ll pick one to study more in-depth. To help us, I created a simple notebooking page to record our findings:
We’ll also revisit some of the previous bird activities we have done in the past.
Learning About Birds: Activities from Spell Outloud
Learning About Birds: Other Resources
1. The Handbook of Nature Study Outdoor Hour has a ton of great links, printables, and information on birds. This is a site to bookmark!
2. Birds Preschool Pack by Homeschool Creations–free printable pages.
3. Bird sensory tub from Totally Tots
4. Bird-themed Pinterest board
5. Books:
- Birds, Nests & Eggs by Mel Boring
- About Birds: A Guide for Children by Cathryn Sill
- Beginning Birdwatcher’s Book by Sy Barlowe
- The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of North America (Peterson Field Guide)
What is your favorite bird and why?
I always miss the backyard bird count too! You’ve got a great list of resources here though
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What great ideas for a bird unit, Maureen! Thanks so much for sharing your printable. I featured your printable as the Free Printable of the Day at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page and on Pinterest at http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/free-printable-of-the-day/