Title – Rainforest Birds

By – Patti Mastroleo

Primary Subject – Science

Secondary Subjects – Art

Grade Level – 1-2

This lesson is presented as a part of the study of the Rainforest Habitat.

Instructional method: Cooperative Learning

Subjects: science, writing, reading, oral presentation and art

Objectives:

Students will be able to describe the appearance of a selected bird from the Rainforest (size and color).

Students will be able to identify the bird’s main food source and its predators.

Students will be able to list three interesting facts about the bird.

Lesson:

Before Lesson:

Supplies:

Old CD – serves as body of bird model (one per two students), construction paper

Research material per bird choice:

This is an introduction to research. Teacher must make it friendly to the student. Select enough birds from the rainforest to have one bird per 2 to 3 students. Put packet together per bird. Print information from websites and highlight key areas that they should read. Or have library books available per bird. Suggested birds: Scarlet Macaw, Toucan, Yellow Crested Cockatoo, Cock of the Rock, Blue and Gold Macaw, Quetzal, Peafowl, Eagle, Bird of Paradise.

Prepared research handout:

State objectives: Students are young scientists that are researching birds of the Rainforest. In groups they will research a selected bird and fill out the research handout. Then as a group they will create a bird model using an old CD as the body. They must look at the bird and make its head shape, tail and wings using construction paper of the bird’s colors. When everyone is finished, the groups will present their birds to the class and display models.

Guided Practice: Select a partner from the students. Walk through how you and your partner would find the answers for your bird. Then assign cooperative groups.

Activity: Give each group a bird packet to complete. Once research is completed, students will be given a CD and appropriate colored construction paper.

Students create their model.

Presentation: One member presents research and one member describes the appearance of their bird and how they made their model.

Closure: After all groups have presented, birds are placed in the room or hall with a small id card telling the name of the bird, where it lives and who created it.

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