A guide for using our resources

Children will sequence how hummingbird babies grow up.

Vocabulary: hatched

Literacy Focus: egg animals, life cycles

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

• This charming book features cute rhymes plus nonfiction facts about all kinds of bird nests.

• Kids can practice phonograms with this fun skill sheet.

• Use pages 2-3 of the issue to do this scavenger hunt as a group.

1. Find the heading. Underline it.
2. Find the picture where the baby birds are 13 days old. Put a ✔ on it.
3. Find and circle the phrase itsy-bitsy each time it appears.
4. Look at the bottom bar. Find the nest that would be good for a duck. (Hint: Ducks live in water.)

Skill: science

Materials: plastic netting or mesh bag (like those that oranges are sold in), fabric scraps and/or yarn

• This simple activity is great for observing birds! Gather scraps of yarn and/or strips of fabric cut 1/4 inch wide and at least 6 inches long.
• Put the scraps and strips into an empty net produce bag. Pull the ends through the netting all around the bag, so it looks like a bundle of loose scraps. Then tie off the top of the bag.
• Hang the bag from a tree branch and look out for birds that come to gather nest materials! You can also check the bag for signs that birds have been there.
• Whenever you walk around the neighborhood, look out for bird nests. You just might spot scraps from your bag being put to good use!