Common Characteristics of Birds
Discovering the common characteristics of birds is made easy with our free educational slideshow and graphic organizers! This activity is one part of a larger bird unit study that works so well with a group of multi-age students or just one! I love it when science activities can be done as a group making science class run smooth and takes up less of my day. Be sure to check out our other free science resources including learning about clouds and our creepy unit on spiders. Yikes!
*For all those teachers out there looking for the PowerPoint version of this slideshow, you can download that within our Characteristics of Birds Pack.
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Common Characteristics of Birds Slideshow & Book
This slideshow will walk you and your students through the most common characteristics of birds including feathers, wings, lightweight skeleton, their ability to lay eggs, and beaks. Birds are fascinating creatures to learn about. There are 11 slides to this science reader, which is a perfect length for younger science explorers.
*For the PowerPoint version of this slideshow, download here.
Use the PDF for Remote Learning
Personally, I love the versatility of these slideshows. You can use them with a large group as a slideshow or view them independently at home for solo learning. You can print as a book or send the PDF and view as a book on the computer or phone. The options allow for remote learning and on the road learning.
Common Characteristics of Birds Graphic Organizers
After your student has read the All About Birds slideshow and viewed the All About Birds Video, which can be found on YouTube, guide them to fill out a graphic organizer sorting out the main characteristics of birds. You can use the custom one here that coincides with the information from the slideshow, or use our basic brainstorming graphic organizers here.
Food for thought...
Looking for a more permanent science curriculum? Even though we pursue various science units that encompass labs and such, we also use a science textbook each year. Some might say that our science units supplement our textbook, while others would say the opposite to be true. The labs, experiments, graphic organizers, videos, and other activities bring the textbook information to life.
We use Abeka Science textbooks. I love that they incorporate God and His sovereignty into their curriculum. When I taught in the public school system, I noticed that many of my students were lacking in vocabulary. This made it difficult for them to understand the why behind many of our investigations. Unfortunately, they were deficient in their background knowledge. Our science time would be lacking too if it weren’t for the rich vocabulary and science language that we find in our science textbook and readers. If you are interested in shopping for a full-time science curriculum or even just a textbook to guide you, click on the following link! Happy homeschooling!
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