Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the New World Vultures, the Ospreys, and the Hawks, Kites, and Eagles.
🏞 Homeschool Natural History (Recent Posts)
The river is moving.
The blackbird must be flying.
A collection of great homeschool teaching ideas, resources, and little lessons on birds and natural history from the River Houses Homeschool Network. Add your name to our free River Houses mailing list and get posts like these delivered right to your mailbox every week! 😊
❡ Homeschool birds: This Homeschool Natural History archive includes our regular Friday Bird Families posts that introduce you and your students to the birds of North America, as well as our special May posts for our annual Bird Migration Month. 🦅
🐦 WINTER BIRD-FEEDING SEASON is Here!
Setting up a bird feeder is one of the simplest and most educational homeschool activities you can do during the winter season. And by tracking the birds you see at your backyard feeder you can make a real contribution to science through Cornell University’s Project FeederWatch.
🦅 FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Herons, Bitterns, Ibises, and Spoonbills
Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the Herons and Bitterns, and the Ibises and Spoonbills, all long-legged wading birds.
🦅 FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Storks, Frigatebirds, Gannets, Cormorants, Darters, and Pelicans
Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the Storks, Frigatebirds, Boobies, Gannets, Cormorants, Darters, and Pelicans.
🦅 FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Shearwaters, Petrels, and Storm-Petrels
Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the Shearwaters and Petrels, and the Storm-Petrels, birds of the open ocean.
🦅 FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Tropicbirds, Loons, and Albatrosses
Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the Tropicbirds, the Loons, and the Albatrosses.
🦅 FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (II)
Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Part II).
🦅 FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (I)
Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Part I).
🦅 FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Skuas, Jaegers, Auks, Murres, and Puffins
Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the Skuas and Jaegers, and the Auks, Murres, and Puffins, two widespread groups of oceanic birds.
🦅 FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Sandpipers (II)
Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the Sandpipers (Part II), familiar shorebirds all around the world.
🦅 FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Sandpipers (I)
Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the Sandpipers (Part I), familiar shorebirds all around the world.
🦅 FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Lapwings, Plovers, and Jacanas
Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the Lapwings and Plovers, and the Jacanas.
