As an introductory activity, children will observe and record local birds sighted. A-Z Divide a piece of chart paper into 26 boxes. Label a box with each letter of the alphabet.
Students can have an ongoing project recording the names of birds they have observed or read about.
A good resource is a book by Jerry Palotta called The Bird Alphabet Book . This chart could also be used to record the birds that are sighted by participants around the world. Each line contains the same number of syllables. A hummingbird s wings Are fast little things. Use the following pattern to describe a bird.