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Thanksgiving: Bird Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the evolution of birds. In this biology lesson, students research articles that discuss evidence about the ancestry of birds. They discuss their findings with the group and draw a journal magazine cover highlighting...
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Identifying plants, animals, insects, reptiles, and birds on the prairie

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students identify all of the plant an animal life on the prairie.  In this plant identification lesson students divide into groups and draw sketches of things they saw on the prairie. 
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Bird Beak Buffet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students complete an activity that allows them to better understand that birds traits are closely related to what they eat, where they live, etc.  In this bird trait lesson plan students complete an activity, create a data board and...
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How Does the Rice Farmer Help Birds When They Fly South in the Winter Time?

For Teachers K
Students draw a picture of a bird in a rice field. In this social studies lesson, students then fold a piece of paper so that there are 4 spaces. Students then draw one thing in each square that birds get from the rice field.
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Compare and Contrast - City Pigeons and City Parrots

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students watch videos about city birds and complete compare and contrast activities to decipher the types of birds. In this bird study lesson, students view videos about city pigeons and parrots. Students then complete a t-chart activity...
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This is for the Birds!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students complete activities to investigate wild birds. In this bird study lesson, students make a wild bird feeder to examine the proper ways to care for wild birds. Students explore organizations in their community that help wild birds...
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Bird Research: Your First Investigation

For Students 4th - 5th
In this bird research instructional activity, students keep a notebook and record their observations every day for a week about the birds they see with discussion questions at the end of the week.
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Exploring the Uses of Beaks

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the uses of bird beaks in the wild by participating in experiment stations. In this bird adaptation lesson plan, students work in groups and complete experiment stations that represent different types of bird beaks....
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Classifying Critters

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
In this classification worksheet, students describe the characteristics of the 5 groups of vertebrates and then complete 2 short answer questions.
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Animal Classification

For Students 6th - 10th
In this animals worksheet, students match the words in the first column to the statement that best matches. The terms are associated with the different groups of animals. Students must match 17 terms.
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Animal Classes-Mammal Birds Fish Reptiles Amphibian

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn about the characteristics of each animal classification. In this animal classification instructional activity students will first learn the characteristics of each classification. Then, they will find animals from given...
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Birds (2)

For Students K - 3rd
In this birds worksheet, students locate and circle/highlight the 31 different types of birds listed at the bottom of the worksheet in a word search puzzle.
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Birds Worksheet - Practice Counting

For Students Pre-K - K
For this bird math worksheet, learners count the number of cardinals and circle the correct number that correlates to their counting.
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Birds Handwriting Worksheet

For Students 1st
In this tracing birds learning exercise, 1st graders enhance their printing skills by tracing the bird words of Eagle, Cardinal, Parrot, and Owl.
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Birds Matching Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this classifying birds worksheet, students draw a line from each bird name on the left to the matching picture of the bird on the right.
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Counting Worksheet - Birds

For Students K - 1st
For this bird counting worksheet, learners read the specific directions listed in each box of birds. Students then circle the number of birds listed in that specific box.
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Ridge Wood - Birds

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this categorizing learning exercise, students study the pictures of the birds and their names. The objective is to enhance students' knowledge of the bird species.
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Animal Classification

For Students K - 2nd
In this animal classification worksheet, students will complete a graphic organizer by writing in the different animal groups: birds, mammals, reptiles, birds, and amphibians.
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Barn Owl

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this barn owl worksheet, students read four paragraphs of information about barn owls, and study a photograph. There are no questions here.
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Which Bird Is Different?

For Students Pre-K - K
For this visual discrimination worksheet, students study 5 rows of similar bird pictures. In each row, students circle that picture that is different.
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Bird Names

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this bird names word search worksheet, students read 20 names of birds in a word bank. Some of the birds are commonly known and some are unfamiliar to most. Students find these in a word search.
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Birds Word Search

For Students 5th - 6th
For this vocabulary worksheet, learners locate the names of sixteen bird types in a word search. Words are found in a fifteen by fifteen letter grid.
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Bird Word Search

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word search worksheet, students search for a list of eight words as they relate to the topic of birds. Words can be found backward, forward, up, down, and diagonally.
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Birds in a Nest Word Search

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students analyze 8 words in a word bank that pertain to a bird family in a nest. Students find the words in a word search puzzle and color the picture on the page.