Grades 1–4
Bird Watching Tally
Watch birds for 15 minutes, tally each kind you see and tell which one you saw the most.
Science worksheet · Birds
What Makes a Bird?
Color the six things every bird has and put an X on the six it does not.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Birds
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Birds, Body parts and adaptations, Migration
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Color the 6 things every bird has. Put an X on the 6 things birds do not have.
- Name a bird that cannot fly.
Words on this sheet
fura beakgillswingssix legstwo legsfinslays eggsteethhands
Teacher tip
Ask whether a bat or a plane is a bird and why not.
How to use it
- Hang a bird feeder near a window if you can.
- Show pictures of different beaks and ask what each one eats.
- Start with a two-minute “I notice, I wonder” talk about the picture on the sheet.
Watch for
Not all birds fly. Penguins and ostriches are birds too.
Talk about it
- How does a bird’s beak help it eat?
- What evidence helped you choose your answer?
Take it further
Do a class bird count and share it with a citizen science project.
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More birds worksheets
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Why Do Birds Migrate?
Fill in five sentences about migration, then mark four facts true or false.
Grades 2–4
Beaks and What Birds Eat
Match seven beaks to the food they are shaped for, from a hummingbird to a pelican.
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