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Reading Adventure Pack: Birds ActivityReading Adventure Pack: Birds Activity
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PBS
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
Science
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Duration
5 days
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Direct Instruction
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Language
English, Spanish
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Reading Adventure Pack: Birds

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A Reading Adventure Pack takes a close look at birds. After reading a fiction and nonfiction book, scholars craft a thaumatrope, begin a birding journal using their sense of sight and hearing, and build a model bird using supplies from around the house, toys, or outdoor objects.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

birds, types of birds, the five senses, sense of sight, sense of vision, sense of hearing, reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, responding to literature, responding to reading, fiction, nonfiction, nonfiction texts

Instructional Ideas

  • Conduct applicable activities in the classroom during a unit on the five senses or animals
  • Add supplies into a bag and have it easily accessible for families to take home or emergency sub-plans
  • Continue the journal after completing the unit

Classroom Considerations

  • Features the books—Aviary Wonders Inc. Spring Catalog and Instruction Manual: Renewing the World’s Bird Supply Since 2031 by Kate Samworth and Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing the Birds by Jim Arnosky
  • Designed to be completed at home with a grown-up

Pros

  • Encourages family members to work together
  • Provides a variety of hands-on activities that inspire creativity and imagination

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.2.1 RL.2.10 RL.3.1 RL.3.10

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