All About Birds

We were lucky enough to have Ms. Pavlecik come in and do a bird show for us. She taught the 1st graders new vocabulary, parts of a bird, and about the different types of beaks birds have and why. As always, it was a fantastic show! We are looking forward to her coming back in March to teach us specifically about chickens when we hatch chick eggs.

PENGUIN PROJECT

It is time for our next project! Your child has chosen 1 of the 17 penguins to learn more about and teach to the class. Attached is the list of penguins and the penguin your child chose is highlighted.

The students have researched their penguin of choice and filled out a graphic organizer. Each child will be responsible for transferring the information to a report form, which is included in this packet. Please be sure they fill in any missing information and/or add any interesting facts to the report. The children are also responsible for creating a 3-D arts and crafts replica of their penguin at home. Their penguins must be true to the description—for example, if your child chose the Little Blue Penguin, its colors should represent the researched colors of a Little Blue Penguin (bluish-gray feathers) and it should be about 16 inches tall.

This 3-D penguin can be made in any creative way! Some suggested materials would be yarn, 2 liter/1 gallon plastic bottles, paper mache, a sock, plastic containers, cotton balls, feathers, tongue depressors, tissue/paper towel tubes, paper plates, paint, clay, Styrofoam products, or any recyclable materials. Let your child’s imagination lead the way!

The report and the project are both due on Friday, February 10th. The students will be making a penguin report cover in class to put their reports in and will be presenting their projects and reports to the class.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We can’t wait to see the finished products!!

Have fun,

The 1^st Grade Team

 Here is a class picture from last year for some building ideas.

A few websites to reference are:

Penguin craft ideas

http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/penguinscraftsideaswintersnowprojectskids.html

(has some advertising)

http://www.freekidscrafts.com/penguin_crafts-t86.html (has some advertising)

Pictures and short descriptions of penguins

http://kevinschafer.com/penguinplanet/aboutp.html

Facts about penguins (no photos)

http://www.whaletimes.org/whapeng.htm

Facts with pictures (there is a little advertising on this site)

http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/index.htm

Classroom website with lots of info.  However, outside links do not always work

http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/school/dondero/msm/bird/index.html

Animal bytes from Sea World

http://www.swbg-animals.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/aves/species-list-alpha.htm

Antarctic Animals

http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/antarctica_animal.htm

Info and Video on Emperor and Adelie Penguins

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Adelie-penguin

Penguin sounds

http://www.junglewalk.com/popup.asp?type=a&AnimalAudioID=10997