A guide for using our resources

Children will describe features of the bald eagle.

Science Focus: form and function

Social Studies Focus: American symbols

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

• In this story, a young girl and her mother go bird-watching and spy two magnificent bald eagles.
• Sparkling, rhyming text makes this book a delight to read aloud

• Review that a label points to something in a photo, while a caption tells something more about a photo.
• Have kids find one of each in the issue! (There is a label in the red box and a caption in the green box.)

Skill: follow instructions, writing

Materials: construction paper, paint, markers

• Have each child dip their hands in brown paint and make two sideways handprints. The heels of the hands should be touching and the fingers should be facing out, like wings.
• Next, have children make legs by making two yellow thumbprints under the wings.
• When the paint dries, children can use markers to draw the neck and head. They can also make talons on the ends of the legs.
• Finally, have children complete this sentence at the bottom of the page: Eagles are ________. They can use a word from the issue or one of their own.