Thanks Penny for another great week of lesson plans.

Welcome to another edition of the Lesson Theme of the Week. This
week's lesson theme is all about Birds and I hope you enjoy this
theme and pass it on to other homeschool families so they also may
use it to teach their children.

General Information
All About Birds
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/
American Birding Association
http://www.americanbirding.org
Anatomy, Behavior & Diseases of Caged Birds
http://www.peteducation.com/index.cfm?cls=15
Audubon: Birds & Science
http://www.audubon.org/bird/
Bird Flash Cards
http://www.renaesroom.com/Hotflashes/BirdFlash/BirdFlash.html
The Life of Birds
http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/

Lesson Plans
Bird Biology Lesson Plan
http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/schlagle/lessons/Birds1.htm
Birds
http://web.utk.edu/~ctmelear/ossabaw/Collins/birds.html
Birds and their bird sounds
http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/education/intel/Projects/joan_hunn2.
htm
Birdwatching 101
http://sftrc.cas.psu.edu/LessonPlans/Wildlife/BirdsNest.html
Building a Bird's Nest Lesson Plan
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceLABirds-LearnAboutBody13.htm
Learning About a Bird's Body
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/educational.html
Virtual Birding
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/educational.html
What Makes a Bird a Bird?
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/teacher/lespl1.html

Multimedia
Bird sounds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/programmes/radio/dawn_chorus/
Wild-Eyed Alaska
http://www.hhmi.org/alaska/
World Bird Guide
http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/

Crafts
A Variety of Bird Feeders
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/life15.html
Bird Binoculars
http://www.kinderart.com/crafts/birdbinoculars.shtml
Bird Crafts
http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/birdcrafts.html
Bird Mobile Craft
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mbirdmobile.htm
Curly Bird
http://members.aol.com/Sabbeth/Warmcraft.html
Egg Cup Bird
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/birdprojects/a/blbirdcr2.htm
Nesting Supply Box For Birds
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/ArtsAndCrafts/Crafts/BirdSupplyBox.h
tml
Pinecone Bird Feeder
http://oldfashionedliving.com/birdfeeder2.html

Cooking
Bird Treats
http://www.robinsfyi.com/holidays/christmas/recipes/animals/birdtreat
.htm
Edible Bird's Nest
http://www.creativehomemaking.com/articles/030600c.shtml

Online Stories
A Bird Without a Song
http://www.marlo.com/wguy1.htm

Multimedia
Chick Hatchery
http://www.msichicago.org/online-science/videos/video-
detail/activities/the-hatchery/

Online Activities
Bird Migration Game
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Educa
tion/Kids_Stuff/Woth_game/default.cfm
Fly like a bird, a 3D fly around
http://www.gamevial.com/flylikeabird.htm
Home of the Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection
http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/index.htm
Test your Memory Skills - Birds
http://www.bellaonline.com/code/memory/birds2.asp

Printouts
Bird Themed Coloring Pages
http://www.coloring.ws/birds.htm
How Many Colorful Birds Book for Early Readers
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/howmany/birds/
Mega Birdsearch
http://www.rspbliverpool.org.uk/birdsearch.htm
Word Search Puzzles: Birds
http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/birds.html

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