Posted in Book Units (other than FIAR)

Our unit this coming week is all about BIRDS! Once again, there are some great books out there!

Books

Activities, lessons and crafts

*Here are a few online activities related to birds - an online coloring page, a bird watching live cam, and more.

*We will be doing several of the lapbook components from a unit based on the book When Agnes Caws on HSS.

*Look at these different types of bird feeders! Which one should we try this week? I would like to try a new one, I think!

*We will spend 1 day reading and learning just about eagles. If the girls seem interested, we will dig deeper into the eagles subject. Here is an entire lapbook just about eagles!

*Take a look at this mom's blog...it is a FABULOUS lesson on learning about why birds have different shaped beaks! I love it! I want to do something like this one day with the girls. I think this is a wonderful hands on lesson; I'm excited to try it!

*This same mom also did a lesson with her children on making birds nests! They collected items from outside and tried to build a nest themselves! This showed them how difficult it is to actually make a nest...and what a wonderful Creator we have to make all of these intricate animals! (and look at those yummy bird nest treats!)

*Here is another site that gives directions for this experiment (different beak types) and has a graph you can print to record your findings.

*Here is a page that shows real pictures of the different types of bird beaks.

*Printable worksheets with pictures for students to identify beaks.

*Down the street at my SIL's house, there is a nest that we took a peek of last year...and there is a new momma robin there this year! There are 3 little blue eggs in the nest and they are starting to hatch! I would like to get down there and let the kids look at that as long as the momma bird doesn't chirp at us too loudly! The nest is in a bush, so it is right about eye level for me, and I lift the kids up to look in there. Awesome!