Today's Classroom Activities :

Bird Tracking

Christmas Bird Count
Science Every year between December 14 and January 5, the National Audubon Society looks for volunteers to help them track bird population trends. 55,000 volunteers in all 50 states, Canada, parts of Central and South America, Bermuda,the West Indies and the Pacific Islands are asked to canvas a designated 15-mile area in which to count particular birds. To involve your class in the count, go to www.audubon.org.

Bird Watching 101
Students will learn the basics of bird watching, finding and interpreting bird clues and attracting birds to a particular location or habitat.

"Building a Bird's Nest" Lesson Plan
Students will identify local birds and their habitats by making a diorama and writing a three- to four-sentence description.

A Place for the Birds
In this lesson, students reflect on bird migrations and develop a project to collect data on bird species from across North America to further investigate the ranges and migrations of common birds.

Bird Study
Students will learn about specific bird characteristics and become more aware of the ecosystems that support each bird.

Creatures of the Skies
Students will learn about that all types of birds have scientific as well as common names. That specific types of birds can be identified by their sizes and shapes and that each type of bird has physical and behavioral characteristics.