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Curated OER

Earth's Heavenly Treasures: Hummingbirds

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young ornithologists watch an informative video and use the Internet to gather data about the life, size, habitat, and migration of hummingbirds. The interdisciplinary lesson includes activities that target art, science, math, and...
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Curated OER

Honing in on Hummingbirds

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore ruby-throated hummingbirds.  In this cross-curricular hummingbirds lesson plan, students listen to the book The Mystery of the Missing Hummingbirds and choose related topics to research with a partner. Students draw or...
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Curated OER

Hummingbirds and Flowers: A Study of Co-Adaptive Relationships

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Hummingbirds and flowers need each other to survive! Pupils explore the co-adaptation of hummingbirds and the flowering plants. They explain how a flowering plant has adapted to be pollinated by a hummingbird and how the hummingbird has...
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Curated OER

The Physics of Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study hummingbirds and how they use Newton's law.  In this motion lesson students complete several activities and view videos of hummingbirds. 
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K5 Learning

Humming Birds

For Students 5th Standards
Seeing a hummingbird in the wild can be a magical experience. Learn more about these delicate members of the animal kingdom with a short reading passage, complete with four short-answer questions.
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Curated OER

Hummingbird Maze

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this motor skills worksheet, students solve a maze that helps a hummingbird find some flowers. Students may color the pictures of the hummingbird and the flowers when they finish.
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Curated OER

Journey North 1999

For Teachers 1st - 6th
This is not a lesson plan, but an outstanding resource to provide material for your lessons on seasonal changes and animal migration. Links connect you to live web cams and up-to-date information on Monarch Butterflies, hummingbirds,...
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Curated OER

Hummingbird Nests

For Teachers K - 6th
Now here's a hands-on activity that little ones are sure to love. Using melted chocolate, coconut, and jelly beans they'll be able to shape tiny nests perfect for tiny birds. Kids love getting their hands dirty and the tactile experience...
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Curated OER

Spot the Differences: Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, students spot the 6 differences between the 2 pictures of a ruby-throated hummingbird.
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National Gardening Association

Migration Mishaps

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Elementary ecologists pretend to be migratory hummingbirds. They fly between wintering and nesting grounds, trying to reach a habitat haven. In a musical-chair fashion, some birds will miss out, and are removed from the game. To further...
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Curated OER

Mazes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this mazes worksheet, students explore the best strategy for assisting a hummingbird in finding food through a maze of fun.
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Curated OER

For Creative Minds: Tudley Didn't Know

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover facts about the animals in John Himmselman's book, Tudley Didn't Know, and make a paper turtle. In this marsh animals lesson, students first read the book Tudley Didn't Know. Students read facts about painted turtles,...
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The Mystery of the Missing Hummingbirds

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students record scientific observations in a science journal.  In this season lesson, students make observations about each of the seasons and record in their journals.  Students record organisms response to seasonal changes such as...
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Alabama Wildlife Federation

Fill the Bill

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A hummingbird isn't the only bird with a unique beak. After a discussion about the specific characteristics of bird beaks, pupils complete a station rotation and use different tools to simulate the function of different beaks. They...
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Curated OER

Bee Pollen Popular

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
The world would be a much different place without the help of pollinators. Read about the important role bats, hummingbirds, and various insects play in plant reproduction, exploring the interdependence of living things in an ecosystem....
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Curated OER

The Colors of Seasons

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe each season and and mark the colors they see.  In this colors of the seasons lessons, students read The Mystery of the Missing Hummingbirds and compare their results and note variations of colors in the different...
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Curated OER

Color Me

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this color me worksheet, students color and illustrate four common urban birds: American kestrel, black-chinned hummingbird, American robin and American goldfinch.
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Curated OER

Color Me

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this color me worksheet, students color and illustrate four unique birds: house finch, ferruginous hawk, ruby-throated hummingbird and rose-breasted grosbeak.
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Curated OER

Learning About Birds

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars look in their science book and the Internet to find information about the different types of birds such as wrens, robins, woodpeckers, sparrows, hummingbirds, and others and take notes. They then write a paper on the types...
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Curated OER

Science-Observation Skill Builders

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils explore observation while making connections between observation skills and careers (like how farmers observe the weather). They view a variety of nature photographs on the computer and practice their observation skills by...
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Roald Dahl

The Twits - The Furniture Goes Up

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Work gets done faster when people work as a team. The ninth installment of an 11-instructional activity unit designed to accompany The Twits by Roald Dahl combines character education with research skills and creative writing activities....
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CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 6th Grade Math – Claim 4

For Students 6th Standards
Develop a model for prep. The resource provides examples of how items reflect modeling and data analysis for Smarter Balanced assessments. Items use on-grade or below-grade content to focus on the modeling aspect. The questions revolve...
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Curated OER

Flight for Survival - Avian Adaptations

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create imaginary creature that has some of the adaptations birds have.
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Curated OER

Which One is an Insect?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this science worksheet, students categorize 18 words as either insects or not insects. Students write the words in a two-column chart under the correct category.

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