Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bird Nest

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a bird's nest from recyclable material. After a discussion of animal habitats, 2nd graders collect recyclable materials, appropriate for nest building during a nature walk. They use their materials to build a nest...
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Nest Boxes for Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
At least fifty different types of birds in Canada nest in cavities. This being said, these birds can adapt to nesting in nest boxes, which is a good thing since many of these birds? natural nesting sites are diminishing. Learn how to...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: American Robin

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about Robins and track their migration. Information about Robin characteristics, life cycle, and migration. Includes migration map and the opportunity to report your sightings.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Build a Birdhouse

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about different types of birds and their differing needs for nests and bird houses. Students then build a bird house.
Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about birds, as well as several pictures.
Article
Text Project

Text project.org: Fyi for Kids: Bird Nests [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 5th
Download this PDF for an informtional text about the nests built by different types of birds.
Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Bird Houses Making a Book

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This lesson is designed to introduce young students to the various places birds might live and to have them visually represent them in a book form.