Bird Pictures, Videos, Games, and Puzzles

A wonderful website: neoK12

Here is a fabulous website! WOW! There is a wealth of  FREE information and activities here. It contains online educational videos, lessons, games, puzzles, and quizzes for students in grades K-12.  The link below will take you to the section that is all about BIRDS.

In this section you will find:

• Pictures of  Birds (and the opportunity to create a presentation)

• Online Games and Puzzles  

           ~ Identify and Label the Birds

           ~ Jigsaw Puzzles           

           ~ Slide Puzzles

• Videos

Click Here: NeoK12 - Birds

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Another fabulous website: National Geographic 

This website has lots of great pictures and videos. 

 Click Here: National Geographic website (Birds)

Have fun!

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Bill Nye Video - Birds

Bill Nye has a great video on Birds! 

Edit: This video is no longer available at the website that was previously given.  You may be able to obtain a copy for viewing from your local library.

In this video Bill tells us that birds come in all shapes and sizes and because most of them fly they live almost everyone on Earth. Not all birds fly but they do all have feathers. Bill explains how we have a lot in common with birds. We both are warm-blooded, vertebrates, and have 2 legs. But birds have feathers and wings whereas we have arms.

Bill asks a question: "How do birds fly if they don't have a motor?"  Watch the video to get the answer to this question and learn lots of fun and  interesting information about birds.

What are Birds?

Birds

• Are vertebrates
• Are warm-blooded
• Lay eggs
• Have wings
• Most fly 

                                               

  



Robin Red Breast



    

• 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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Fish Alphabet A - Z

Challenge your students to create a Fish Alphabet!  (26 fish for the 26 letters of the alphabet)

Here are a few to get them started.

Angelfish

Eel

Goldfish





Shark

Also here is a video of Ocean Animals A-Z that the students might enjoy viewing.  Many of the animals are fish but some are ocean mammals, reptiles, or invertebrates.

Fish (from video): Angelfish, Eel, Flounder, Goldfish, Hammerhead Shark, Pufferfish, Rainbow Fish, Viper Fish, X-ray fish, Yellow Finned Tuna, Zebra Shark.

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Fish with Scales Craft Activity

Most fish, but not all, have scales (plastic-like flakes) that cover their skin.

• Scales vary in shape, size and structure. 
• Scales provide protection to fish.
• Large scales provide more protection to a fish but restrict the movement of a fish

Materials

• construction paper
• marker
• scissors
• glue
• googley eye (optional)

close-up of scales

Directions

• Fold a piece of paper down the middle (horizontally).
• Draw the top half of a fish.
• Cut out your fish.
• Cut some strips of construction paper (approx 1 inch thick).
• Use the scissors to cut curves on one side of the paper strips. These will be the scales.
• Glue the scales onto your fish by overlapping the strips of paper. Do not use glue on the curved ends to give a 3D effect.
• Add a googley eye or draw an eye with a marker.
• Continue to decorate your fish if desired.

Extension Activity: 

Students can sketch a fish and label the differents structures (parts) of a fish (scales, fins, gills, eyes, mouth) and explain the function of each structure.

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Comparing Animals with Venn Diagrams

A Venn Diagram is a graphic organizer that compares/contrasts two or more things.

When students compare and contrast, they observe the similarities and differences between things. The Venn Diagram shows how things are alike and how they are different.

A Venn Diagram is made with two overlapping circles. Where the circles overlap, students write the characteristics that the two things have in common. To the right and left of the overlapping area is where students list the differing characteristics of the things.

The students could compare/contrast characteristics of different classifications of animals.

Here are 3 examples.

The students could choose 2 animal classes that they would like to compare. More advanced students could compare 3 or more animal classes using a triple Venn Diagram or a table.

The students could draw the Venn Diagrams in their English Language Arts or Science notebook or you could download one of the FREE Venn Diagram Worksheets from Learning Workroom's website.

Click Here: https://www.LearningWorkroom.com

Go to Free Worksheets

If the students need help, they could use information previously written in their science notebooks, or they could do further research using dictionaries, books, or the internet.

Have fun using Venn Diagrams!

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Fish Word Search Puzzle

Kids usually enjoy completing Word Search Puzzles. Word Searches are also a good way to INTRODUCE or REVIEW important VOCABULARY.  

Learning Workroom's website has a FREE Word Search on FISH that you can download and print.

Click on the LINK below then click on FREE Worksheets.

Click Here: Learning Workroom Website

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