Birds. Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Whatbird.com. Overview Rose-breasted Grosbeak: Large finch, black head, back, bright red breast, and white rump, sides, belly.
The wings are black with white patches above and red, white, black below. Long, slightly notched black tail with white patches. Female has brown streaked upperparts, buff streaked underparts and yellow wing linings. Eats seeds, caterpillars, insects, tree flowers, fruits and berries. Range and Habitat Rose-breasted Grosbeak: Breeds from northeastern British Columbia, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia to southern Alberta, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and New Jersey, and as far south as northern Georgia; regular visitor on the west coast and winters from central into northern South America. Cardinals and Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae) The cardinals and grosbeaks are one of the one hundred eighteen families of birds in the order PASSERIFORMES (pronounced pas-ser-i-FOR-meez); a large taxonomic order that includes other families of finch-like birds such as the weavers, estrilid finches, and sparrows.
Nest Structures, Feeders and Blinds. Joy Focused Learning: Bird of Prey Study Guide. As I type, I am hearing the "Hallelujah Chorus" play in my head.
I started working on this study guide around the time Joy Focused Learning went live over a month ago! That may or may not seem like a long time to you but it sure does to me! Since starting this project, I can't see a large bird flying overhead without trying to figure out which bird it is. I usually decide it is a Turkey Vulture - I could be totally wrong but at least I feel like I know what I am talking about. :) C is actually only in Kindergarten "officially" and in some areas she is within a K - 1 range (writing, math). One of her favorite shows to watch is Wild Kratts and through watching that show and reading nonfiction(she says nonfiction are her favorite) books - she knows so much about animals, she's even schooled me on a few things. About a month ago we did this shark unit study from Royal Baloo.
Click the image to see it on Amazon. All of the images in this unit are from Wikimedia Commons. *Screech Owl ~Angela. The Natural Learner. Fran's World of Discovery: Bats. Backyard Animals. Bat Craft. We have been having a lot of fun with our Halloween theme.
To go along with the Bats Are Sleeping song I mentioned in the Halloween Songs post, we learned a bit about bats. We also made this cute bat craft. This was a very easy craft, and the bats look so festive hanging around! I didn’t get a lot of pictures, but you can see a full tutorial and the adorable finished egg carton bats at Happy Clippings. First I cut apart an egg carton using three sections for each bat. Tinker dropped everything and ran to her seat to paint! After the paint dried we added googly eyes using tacky glue. Check out these great posts for more bat activities. Baby Bat’s Lullaby book activities, craft, and alphabet bat activity from JDaniel 4’s MomGreat bat painting crafts from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas What other bat activities have you done with your kids? This post has been shared at some of these fantastic link parties.
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