Students create their own copies of Phoenix Birds using a grid system.

Students create an imaginary bird. In this anatomy lesson plan, students analyze how artists represent birds historically, then determine the anatomical aspects that suit a bird to its habitat. Using this information, students create an...

Young scholars create a bird identification game. In this classification lesson, students work in pairs to collect information about a specific bird. They use a bird field guide to aid in the research. They challenge other young scholars...

Students create Mexican Pottery Clay project. In this natural history/art lesson plan students construct their own clay bird. Students make connections between visual arts and reading to follow directions. Students also...

Students draw and label a bird. In this bird traits lesson, students learn what traits make a bird different from other animals. Students are taught how to draw a bird and are expected to label the various body parts they drew.

Learners become familiar with the need for categorizing scientific information, in this case, animals. They categorize the 5 groups of animals in a collage and answer questions about each.

Explore idioms with a chicken theme! Consider doing these activities prior to Thanksgiving, as there's a section about wishbones! First your youngsters will match a short list of idioms with their meanings. Then, give each learner the...

A bird that's afraid of flying? See what happens to this character when it's time to fly south. Over the course of the lesson, pupils discuss fears in general, share their fears, make predictions about the film, and view the film. The...

In this fold-ins worksheet, students color and illustrate a fold-in bird of prey and then fold the panels from right to left to reveal a common roadside bird of prey.

For this color me worksheet, students color and illustrate four common urban birds: American kestrel, black-chinned hummingbird, American robin and American goldfinch.

Students explore biology by researching birds in class. In this raven identification lesson, students utilize the Internet to identify the anatomy, habits and habitat of ravens. Students write descriptive paragraphs about ravens and read...

Don't you just love resources you can print and use? Here is a complete printable packet all about animals. Kids can color the animal pictures, answer animal questions, and complete the animal crossword puzzle, then put them all together...

In this color me worksheet, students color and illustrate four common Australian parrots: Budgerigar, Crimson Rosella, Rainbow Lorikeet and Cockatiel.

Bird starts with B and so does banana! Being able to identify beginning letter sounds takes early readers one step closer to reading complete words. They say the name of the items in each row, and then circle the letter that makes the...

Students make origami birds after studying about Asian legends and culture. In this Asian legends lesson plan, students also learn about Asian art, constellations, and the Milky Way Galaxy.

In this science and art worksheet, pupils examine a colored picture of a waterfowl. Students then color the black outline drawing with realistic colors. There are 4 birds to color: blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, harlequin duck and...

What a lovely way to incorporate artwork into your language arts lesson. View artwork in illustrated manuscript pages, depicting insects, animals, plants, flowers, and ornate writing in the Getty Museum. Practice using figurative...

Students become familiar with their five senses and how their experiences would change without them.  In this observations lesson, students observe using their five senses in a garden.  Students illustrate what they've observed...

Students discover how visual images communicate meaning. They create costumes that tell personal stories and perform dances wearing the costumes.

Students become aware of the sense of touch and the body parts effected by touching.  In this five senses instructional activity, students touch mystery items and create a touch page.  Students discuss the body parts connected...

Students investigate hunters and prey by creating a food web.  In this animal life lesson, students investigate a single organism in preparation for a field trip, discovering its diet and habitat.  Students each discuss their...

Students investigate the natural characteristics of animals by completing a coloring activity.  In this animal properties lesson, students investigate the reasons different animals have specific colors, and how it is essential for...

Students study the Mexican legend related to masks. They select an animal with traits they can identify with and recognize in themselves. Afterward, they create a mask that will retain some human features, but take on the life of the...

Students develop an understanding of natural selection, specifically, how it unfolds from generation to generation. They work in small groups to perform an experiment using beans. They use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to guide their...