Birds
- Are vertebrates
- Are warm-blooded
- Lay eggs
- Have wings
- Most fly
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- Have the students brainstorm any characteristics of birds that they already know. (See list above.)
- Share the above list. (Older students can record this list in their science notebooks.)
- Have students brainstorm a list of animals that fit these characteristics.
~ robin
~ cardinal
~ goldfinch
~ owl
~ hawk
~ seagull
- Begin a class chart with the students' list of birds. (Add to the chart daily.) Older students can record in their science notebooks.
- Read a book to students about birds or have older students read books individually or with a partner.
Suggested Books
Extension Activities
- If binoculars are available have students use the binoculars to spot and observe any neighborhood birds.
- Students could observe and sketch pictures of a neighborhood bird in their science notebooks/journals.
- Students could use a camera to take pictures of neighborhood birds.
- Students could use Bird Field Guides to try to identify neighborhood birds.
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A great lesson here! Thank you!!!
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