If you look at everything on earth you can see pattern and order. Nothing looks like it was complied through random chance. Take 2 piles of blocks for example. 1 is scattered about, the other looks like a house. Which one was made through random chance? No one would say the house because we all […]

When you think about summer, it's quite possible that mosquitoes come to mind! Mosquito bites aren't much fun (especially if mosquitoes find you super tasty

Mites and poultry lice are a natural part of every backyard- they travel on birds, rodents and other animals, so when your chickens become infested, it doesn't mean you're not keeping a clean coop, it simply means your chickens enjoy the Great Outdoors! Being able to identify each type external parasite is not important, but

Download the Vector on the farm cut and glue activity. Crafting game with cute farm animals and birds in the barn. Fun printable worksheet. Find right piece of the puzzle. Complete the picture. Who is missing game 20350238 royalty-free Vector from Vecteezy for your project and explore over a million other vectors, icons and clipart graphics!

If a trip to the African savanna is out of the question, just bring the animals to you with this cute Classroom Safari Tour!

Most of Belize is insanely beautiful jungle, which makes it easy to see wildlife. I remember driving down the road at different times and seeing a flock of parrots flying by my side and collared aracaris perched on the trees. Or hearing the roar of the howler monkeys in the distance. But even in this …

Is your parakeet a boy or a girl? Let's go into how to tell the gender of a parakeet (with handy chart!) to help you figure things out easily.

I’ve had a link to the Botanicus Digital Library bookmarked for quite awhile now. It’s a project from the Missouri Botanical Garden Library to digitize scientific literature and make it available on the internet. Some of the texts they’ve digitized have really pretty pictures in them. Probably they had loftier goals than beautifying people’s walls in mind when they started the … Continue reading →

Nothing says Spring more than robins building a nest and laying eggs. Learn about these backyard birds, their nesting habits, and more in this unit study.

Charley Harper was an illustrator and a graphic designer. He grew up on a farm and though he didn’t like working there, he loved walking through the woods and looking for birds and other anim…

20 bird books for kids featuring birds and nests for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classrooms; children's books about birds for a bird theme.

In addition to being released as game birds, Ringneck Pheasants are raised for their excellent meat, tasty eggs, gorgeous feathers, and beauty.

Wrens are adorable birds that many people enjoy having in their yards. These birds are small in size, but they do have a hearty appetite, which makes it

Toucans, iguanas, howler monkeys, and other animals greeted us at the award-winning and sustainable port oasis at Cartagena port in Colombia.

A beautiful, whimsical painting of a 'totem pole' of cockatoos - stacked one on top of the other! Each of the birds represents a different species of cockatoo. From the top to bottom: Goffin's Cockatoo (also known as Tanimbar Corella), Lesser Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo, Gang-Gang Cockatoo, Galah (or Rose-breasted Cockatoo), Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (also known as Leadbeater's), Umbrella Cockatoo, Moluccan Cockatoo (or Salmon-Crested), Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo, and Goliath Palm Cockatoo. This print would be a great gift for any parrot lover, or look great hanging on your wall! This is a high quality, archival photo print. The image is approximately 5"x11" on a sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" heavy white paper. **Watermarks (text, grey on the web image above) on the print is for web protection and will NOT be printed on your purchased print. The artist's signature is printed along with the print as seen. *How are prints packed? Prints are put in protective, attractive plastic sleeves (perfect and ready for gift giving!) and then sandwiched with sturdy cardboard/matboard/hardboard to protect them during the shipping process. *Will you sign your prints? Certainly! Non-limited-edition prints are not signed by default, but I would be happy to sign them if you make a request. Just put 'please sign' in the notes during checkout or send me an email along with your order.

Marlene is a parrot lover & an advocate of the birds. She teaches parrot owners how to care for their pet birds and helps others give them a free life without being caged. She lives in Los Angeles, CA, with her family. Recently, Marlene trained a beautiful white cockatoo to say a simple sentence, "Time

Parakeets, also called Budgies, are more susceptible to mites than other varieties of parrots. These mites live on the skin of both domestic and wild ... Read more

Yes…yes…we start them early at my school! :) This week, we have been all into plants! We even discussed…dare I say it…reproduction! Sorry parents…hope that didn’t begin any continuing conversations/questions! Ha! Seriously though, plants have been a lot of fun! We planted a few seeds two weeks ago and the kids have been recording plant episodes (journals) on the iPad! They wear special glasses and everything {they are kind of a big deal} so that they can look just like a real scientist! They totally play the part as they describe the life cycle that they are observing! We will put our clips into final episodes once our plants have completed the entire life cycle! This was a nice change from written journals and the kids are loving it! Then, yesterday (after our talk about the birds and the bees) we learned about how the color/smell of plants attracts insects, birds, and other animals which is essential in the reproduction of seeds. To nail down this concept, we did a little lesson on pollination (thanks to one of my sweet parents)! (You call this disgusting…we call it pollination!) The kids each began the lesson with a flower di-cut, juice box, and Cheetos on their desk. Of course, the flowers’ color and smell attracted the students. Once the students “landed” on their flower, they drank a little bit of nectar (juice box). As they were drinking, pollen just happened to find it’s way onto their fingers. For this part, the students were instructed to eat their Cheetos without wiping their hands. The cheese dust = pollen! After they finished their juice box, they flew around the room to other flowers. When they landed on other flowers, (a.k.a. wiped their hands on another flower) they saw the power of pollination! I’d say the concept stuck! ;) Today we began plant adaptations. We watched a few videos and did a little notebooking! Here is the chart that we completed. If you would like a copy, click on the pictures below! I am hoping to be back tomorrow to share all of the writing that we have been working on over the past two weeks! Have a great Wednesday!

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Beautifully colored bird chart. Perfect for birdwatching, hanging in your home, office, classroom, dorm. Colorful painted birds adorn this chart. Each bird is labeled as a bird of interest in the lower portion of the chart. 45 birds are featured with original illustrations by Matt Sewell. This poster uses interactive gold icons that enable you to scratch one off when you’ve heard each bird and the other when you have seen the bird. There is also space to note where you first spotted that bird. This chart is 19.7 inches by 27.5 inches. Also shown is a solid oak, natural finish poster frame which uses wood and magnetic strips to quickly and easily hang your print. Fits any print up to 20” wide. Wood hanger frame sold separately. Please see additional listings. If you would like to order at the same time as your Bird Chart, please message us for an additional discount for the combined items.

So go ahead – take a look at the picture and choose the animal that speaks to you. We've included a detailed analysis of each choice, so you can learn more about what your decision means.

Are you thinking about adopting a parakeet, parrot, or another type of pet bird? Find out what to look for when selecting a bird and what to expect and have on hand when you first bring it home.

In recent years we have seen a greater awareness of the importance of pollinators like birds, butterflies, and bees. But what about all the other pollinators that form our ecosystems? Find out what we're overlooking with this selection from The Pollinator Victory Garden by Kim Eierman.

Today, I thought I would share one of the biggest resources that has ever been created for you. This post contains enough arts and crafts ideas to get you through the summer, fall, winter, spring... and many more rounds after that! I decided to have this resource include both art ideas AND craft ideas. The

Using pinwheels as garden markers

Review vocabulary and spelling for farm animals with this super fun crossword worksheet. Each clue in the puzzle is a colorful image - puzzlers must fill the name of the critter in the image. The worksheet comes in four versions: one with a word bank (good for beginners) and the other without (good for more advanced students), plus each of these comes in color or black outline versions. Crossword puzzles make great no prep activities for early finishers, bell ringers, morning work, handouts, homework, lesson plan supplements, sponge activities, introductions to new topics, and sub files and can also be used for a quiz. The vocabulary words included are: bird, bull, cat, chicken, cow, cricket, dog, donkey, duck, frog, goat, goose, horse, mouse, pig, rabbit, rooster, sheep, and turkey. Solution included. If you like this crossword, you might also like: • Farm Animals Word Search • Farm Animals Bingo • Ocean Animals Crossword • Zoo Animals Crossword • Forest Animals Crossword We love FEEDBACK! And you earn CREDITS!     • Log in to your Teachers Pay Teachers account.     • Click on the drop down menu “My TpT”.     • Select “My Purchases”.     • Choose ratings and leave feedback.     • Know that we love you for it! ♥ ♥ ♥ Puzzles to Print guarantees you the highest quality crosswords, word finds, cryptograms, Sudoku and number puzzles available.

Birdwatching Notebook. Explore the feathered creatures that surround you with one-of-a-kind games, activities, and guides.

The Mockingbird is Texas' state bird: it can mimic the sounds of other birds, and even the sounds of insects.

Cad bird blocks for your architecture & design projectsFile Type: CadFile Size: 5.31 MBFormat: AI, DWG, PDF This product is a part of a bundle. Check out the full collection here! Technical details: All vector drawings are resizable. You can easily change the colors and backgrounds of AI files in Adobe Illustrator or DWG files in Autodesk Autocad.Software compatibility: Autodesk Autocad 2013 or newer.Content: This pack includes common style recolorable and resizable cad blocks. Suitable for every project.About Cads: People, furniture, plants, and other scales are mostly used in sections, elevations, and plans by architects and designers. Tags: elevation, exterior, section, sparrow, bird, rooster, animal, goose, flying, sky, birds, seagull, duck

Learn where to hang hummingbird feeders to safely and easily attract more of these popular birds. It should be noticeable, convenient, and shaded.

Hello Everyone! Just a quick share tonight. We are continuing our study of the animal world in science, and you know me! I can't help but to integrate, integrate, integrate. I am sharing two ultra mini units tonight. I hope to be able to squeeze these in next week yet before Spring Break. The first 10 page unit is a celebration of how animals move. Cute little poem and mini book the kids can put together, finish, illustrate and share with buddies. Click here for your free unit including poem, mini book, and a couple of other things! The second unit I'm going to try to fit in is about animal homes. Click here for your free unit including a poem and two mini books for the kids to make! Kids looooove studying about animals!! They are going to love these poems and books!! Hope you love them too! Have a great night! Joyfully! Nancy

Welcome to Day 2 of my weeklong series of Summer "Unschooling!" Yesterday, I shared a few brief thoughts on why this unit study-Charlotte Mason-living literature-Thomas Jeffersonanion-Montessouri-notebooking-slightly textbooky-ECLECTIC momma somehow morphs into an UNSCHOOLER for the summer. I also presented a handful of ideas for encouraging creative writing while on a school-time hiatus. Today, let's take a look at Un-schooling Science. Science, especially anything related to nature and the great outdoors, gets a little tricky during the school year in my neck of the woods. Unless we plan to study hibernation and/or dormancy, our nature study is limited to whatever happens to be able to withstand several feet of frozen "white." Four years ago while chatting with some homeschool veterans, I decided that although I would continue to teach science throughout the school year, I would focus much of our science efforts during the summertime. Throughout the year, I make a mental note of what natural interests my kids develop as we read books together. If possible, we revisit those themes when the snow melts...or June starts...whichever comes first! These summer-long units are very organic. I don't really do any planning. We simply read a lot of books, observe, make theories and test them, and do some notebooking to document our discoveries. I thought I'd share a few of our past adventures in hopes that it might spark an idea or topic of interest for your summertime learning. Summer-long Units Butterfly Study The Deputy's Wife is my go-to science gal. A few years ago, she was gracious enough to scour her property for milkweed and the little caterpillar critters that take residence on them every summer. She helped us nab a few to keep in a homemade observatory (a large pickle jar with netting over the top). We were able to watch the fascinating life cycle several times before summer's end. After releasing quite a handful of monarchs into the wild (One even accompanied us on a vacation up-state and was set free at the crest of a large hill), the children made some Eric Carl-esque paintings and set their findings down in the form of a hand-made book. Bird Watching Come spring/summer, our area becomes an Audubon birder's paradise. With a few field guides and a homemade birdwatching notebook at her side, a then first-grade Sweetie Pea, set about to document every bird she saw. She even stopped in the middle of a Community Ed. soccer game to run over to the sidelines and tell me she saw an osprey's nest above the light pole. In her book, she documented the bird's name, date of her findings, the bird's gender (based on the coloring), where she found the bird, the bird's diet, how that species builds its nests, and any other interesting facts she learned from her field guides. She completed the entry with a handmade drawing of each. (It helped that her dad is a professional artist and gave her a few tips on drawing bird forms.) I wish I still had the files for this bird book printable to be able to share it with you, but alas... Instead, check out these other bird watching notebooking pages: Think Crafts' Bird Watching Book KidsCanHaveFun's Bird Watching Explorer sheet Frogs/Toads For years, we have had a family...and eventually a LARGE community...of frogs and toads living in our basement window wells. One summer, I had a plan to do a nature study on ants. I had prepared a notebook filled with observation activities, checked out several books from the library, and had bookmarked several scripture verses about ants in order to incorporate a character study using ants as a natural example. But, after only a few days of our study, it was quite clear that the frogs were much more intriguing to my little learners. In the true nature of "unschooling," I scrapped all my PLANS and enlisted the Hubs to help the kids round up some little leapers. Since this truly was a "plan B," our learning took place mostly through observation and care/keeping of the little critters. My boys especially loved discovering the eating likes/dislikes of our "house guests." TOPS Science Units Now, before you write the "unschooling authorities", I realize that a pre-planned unit does not necessarily qualify as organic learning. That being said, I do think that TOPS Learning System books are excellent resources to jumpstart the natural learning process. They encourage exploration of a topic by presenting NUMEROUS projects that follow the steps of the scientific process. We completed the Tops Radish kit this past fall and are spending the summer working through their Corn and Beans biology unit. A couple of things to remember when embarking upon a TOPS series: The units are written for a five-day-classroom situation. In order to complete the projects correctly, a pre-planned timeline has to be strictly followed. Our Corn and Beans unit takes 5 weeks to complete. Missing even ONE day in those five weeks makes a few of our experiments a moot point. The books include lab instructions and journaling pages that can be photocopied for each child. I put all of these into pronged folders for my kids to fill out. Most of the TOPS units have suggested age-ranges. Be sure to choose the right range for your household and read all teacher notes before beginning. Other suggestions Lord willing, we will have many summertimes in our future to be able to use these same patterns of natural learning to explore these other topics. trees flowers other insects fish spiders stars Short-term units Not wanting to commit to an entire summer of scientific discovery? No worries. Many topics can be explored in a few days or even a few minutes. Egg Carton Nature Hunt For my littlest learners, an egg carton nature hunt is always an annual summertime staple. Before heading out on a walk through the woods or a state park, we each paint the insides of an empty egg carton. Each cup is painted a different color. As we walk, the kids attempt to find a natural element that is similar in color to each of the painted egg cups. When we get back home, we share our findings, try to determine the name of each, and do some nature drawings of our favorites in a nature notebook. This has proven to be a great way to encourage thoughtful observation as we "commune with nature." Nature Collections Super Boy, especially, gets a spark every few weeks to search out a new topic. This often comes in the form of gathering a collection of similar items. Rocks, shells, leaves, and feathers have all made their way into a treasure box or dresser drawer for safe keeping. Even though his reading level does not enable him to actually read all the words in it, I provide Super Boy with a simple field guide, to encourage investigation. He looks through the pictures and finds an item with similar characteristics to the one in his collection. Discovery Baskets During the summer, our discovery quiet time basket becomes a hub of organic learning. It has been a great way to introduce numerous new topics in order that my kids can develop new interests. I fill much of the basket with nature and nature-study resources. I realize that science and science projects can make many mothers shudder, myself included. Just the THOUGHT of cleaning up a mess can be exhausting. Saving science for summer can be a great, less-busy time to encourage the disorder/clutter that comes with exploratory learning.

Geese aren't difficult if you're prepared. Find out what makes them different from other barnyard birds and decide if they're right for you

Amigurumi pattern - crochet seagull - amigurumi birds - crochet pattern - scraps the seagull - zoomigurumi - zoomigurumi7 - written pattern ________________________________________ Hi and welcome to my etsy shop! This is a amigurumi pattern, not the finished toy. You will get the pattern in pdf format after the payment is done. Its a digital download, so you get it directly after the payment. You don´t need to be a pro to make this amigurumi, you only need to know the easy crochet steps like single crochet, double crochet, decrease and increase. This pattern is available in: * English (American pattern) * Swedish The pdf pattern is 8 pages with "step by step" pictures of the sewing parts. SCRAPS THE SEAGULL Here is a crochet pattern of a seagull I call Scraps. Scraps adores food and he can spot a delicious bit from miles away. He flies from country to country in order to look for new tasty leftovers, savoring the local cuisine wherever he goes. The other seagulls think Scraps is a bit picky, but he likes to refer to himself as a feathered foodie. SIZE The seagull SCRAPS will be about 8 inches/ 20 cm in sitting position. DIFFICULTY Intermediate - Includes to crochet the head and body part, in the pattern you will find "step by step" pictures and text of this step. MATERIALS * I use crochet hook 4 mm and heavy cotton yarn, but you can use the yarn you prefer for amigurumis. * Thinner black yarn for embroider * Safety eyes 8-9 mm * Toy stuffing SUPPLIES * Pins * Scissors * Crochet hook size 4 mm (Or which one you use) * Stitch marker * Needle for sewing ABBREVAITIONS • SC – Single crochet • CH - Chain • INC – Increase • SS – Slip stitch • DEC – decrease If you have any problems following the pattern, please feel free to contact me. More amigurumi patterns: https://www.etsy.com/se-en/shop/KimFriis?ref=l2-shopheader-name§ion_id=21621311 Follow me on instagram for more pictures: crochetbykim Thank you for your visit! Copyright: Feel free to crochet this amigurumi, post them on social media. But you have to refer to the designer in this case- Me. It is not allow to share this pattern, sell the pattern or post the pattern on the internet. Thank you for respecting the copyright.

Unlock the secrets behind crows and their meaning in different amounts. Dive deep into the symbolism associated with this mysterious bird, whether alone or in a group.

Do you have a bird aviary at home? Whether you place it inside or outside the house, the best way to decorate it and to entertain your birds is to add plants. However, you cannot just add any other…

You will find out why birds, dogs, other animals eat succulents and different ways on how to stop them from eating or damaging succulents.