“Birds of a Feather” is a free unit study by Jodie Wolfe published in the March/April 2014 digital edition of Home School Enrichment Magazine. (Just use the navigation box at the bottom to turn to page 46.)
Through three observation experiments, the unit study covers Bible, language arts, science, history, geography, math, health, art, and music.
Activities include:
- Scripture memorization.
- Bible study.
- Writing stories, articles, and reports.
- Research.
- Recording and charting.
- Drawing and painting.
- Singing.
- Taking a bird count.
- Bird song identification.
This unit study is a great addition to some of the bird lessons in our free nature studies!
Additional Resources
Birds
Dozens of resources to facilitate learning more about birds!
Activities
Bird Call Challenge
One way to learn to recognize the songs of birds in your area.
All About Bird Song Interactive + Free Bird Song Download!
Another fun way to recognize the bird songs in your area is through this interactive at Cornell.
Activity: Make a Bird Feeder
Ideas to go along with the third activity.
Books
Fifty Birds of Town and City {Free eBook}
Free book for identification.
Burgess Bird Book {Free eBook}
Wonderful go-along with any bird unit or study.
What to Draw and How to Draw It {Free eBook}
Great helps for learning to draw birds.
Unit Studies & Lesson Plans
Audubon: A Unit Study
Our free unit that goes well with the bird count and art portions.
Free Nature Studies: Our Wonderful World
The bird portions of our free nature study series:
- Hunting Birds With Eyes & Camera
General introduction that explains how to study and identify birds and looks at various types of birds and their anatomy. - Bird Guardians
Focuses on owls and other “guardian” birds and the migratory habits of birds. - Landlord to the Birds
How to feed, care for, and shelter birds.
Printables & Notebooking Pages
Nature Journal Notebooking Sets {Free Download}
Our own free sets for recording observations.
Bird Facts Notebooking Sheet
For recording the birds you see in your area.
Bird Notebooking Pages {Free}
Free 50-page download that goes well with any bird study.
