For The Birds

Student-directed learning and reflection

Setting up a bird feeder can benefit local birds and students alike. Students can learn identification skills, collect sighting data, and develop their sense of place, whether inside or outside the classroom.

Tips:

• Invite a local expert to take your class on a nature walk where students watch for birds and learn their calls.
• Technological design classes can make bird feeders for the school as part of their in-class work.
• Set up a bird feeder outside your classroom window and track visits and species on a chart.
• Collect and post pictures of native birds so students can identify who visits the feeder. Share this with the whole school.