Make Way for Ducklings Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan...		What Purposes Can Feathers Serve? -- Activity 4.3 Children learn how animals adapt to cold environments with the help of their feathers.
Stellaluna Stellaluna is a baby bat who is separated from her mother at a young age. This lesson includes...		Can You Make a Feather? -- Activity 4.4 Children will construct their own feather and compare it with a real bird feather.
How the Turkey Got Its Name This article speculates on how the Turkey was named. This reference will spark a fun...		How Do Birds Adapt to Eating? -- Activity 4.6 In this hands-on lesson, children learn how birds have adapted their beaks in order to...
Bird Feeders Three types of bird feeders are described.		Can You Design a Better Bird? -- Activity 4.13 Children design a bird using a variety of materials. This lesson is a great culminating...
"The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of...		Why Migration? -- Thinking Scientifically Children will employ problem solving and research skills to learn about various animal and...
Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs? Read about theories on the evolution of birds.		Animals That Migrate Many animals must migrate during certain seasons to search for food, water, shelter, etc. This...
Bird Bread Create a bird feeder made from bread, and observe birds feeding in their natural environment.		Basics of Bird-Watching Read how to go birding with your class.
A Nesting Station Longer days mean birds are getting ready to make their nests. Help them out by giving them some...		The Mountain That Loved a Bird Activities and resources to teach The Mountain That Loved a Bird, written by Alice...
Beak Adaptations A hands-on activity to help students understand animal adaptation by examining the diversity of...		Bird or Mammal? Students compare two animals whose superficial characteristics are identical. Assesses...
Why Are Feathers Special? -- Activity 4.2 Use a lesson that shows why feathers are a remarkable example of animal adaptation.		A Bird Word Search Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on words relating to birds.