The Great Backyard Bird Count – The Mommies Reviews

I am back with our Homeschooling Resource The Great Backyard Bird Count. I chose to share this resource because Charlie loves Birds and watching the Birds. I think The Great Backyard Bird Count will be a great asset to our curriculum and is something I can get Davids mom involved in as she also loves Birds.

Sherry and Charlie can count Birds in her front yard. Once Charlie and Sherry have counted all the Birds in her front yard.They could walk down to the two parks close to our home and look for Birds in the park. Once they have finished counting the birds in the park we could walk home and count the Birds we see on the way home.

Granny Sherry loves being involved in Charlie’s schoolwork and being able to help out with Charlie’s lesson plans. For Sherry and Charlie I can check out books on Birds at the Library for Charlie to read to his grandmother. Then Charlie and Sherry can put Bird feed in her Feeders and sit outside and talk which they haven’t done in awhile and Charlie misses.

Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision)

It’s not too early to mark your calendars and get ready to participate in “The Great Backyard Bird Count“ scheduled for February 12-15, 2016.

This annual event, sponsored by the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society, this is your opportunity to join a citizen-science project (for kids, teens, and adults) that helps scientists collect data and investigate far-reaching questions about bird populations.

It only takes as little as 15 minutes on one day. You simply count the birds you see in your backyard and turn in the results. It’s free, fun, and easy – and it helps the scientists to help the birds.

To learn how to participate go to the website. Use the menu to register, learn about birds, explore the kids page with fun online games that teach about birds as they entertain, and view the bird photo gallery.

Use a tool that helps you to identify a bird by what it looks like. You simply enter its attributes such as habitat, size, color, body shape, bill shape, etc., to drill down results, choosing as many options as you can along the way.

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Have you studied Birds in your classroom? If so what did you do and what resources did you use? Did you take any Field Trips as I would like to have Charlie study more about Birds but I just am not sure where to start.

I hope this Homeschooling Resource The Great Backyard Bird Count leads to more things Charlie and I can do and your family as well.

Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates