Family Nature Crafts and Projects (All Ages) This site includes directions for making simple arts and crafts projects using items from nature. It also has an informative section on backyard birds.
http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/naturecrafts.html
The Bird Site: Classroom Activities (K+) This informative site on birds contains several classroom activities for young and old students. A summary of each activity is given on the first page.
http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/birds/guide/classroom/
Nature Calendar (1-2) In this lesson, younger students are put into groups and create a calendar based on a nature theme. A calendar grid is provided and can be printed out.
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/nature/calendar.html
Hiding Pet Rocks in Your Own Backyard (1-4) Students paint rocks to look like the backs of common animals and hide them around the school to see if their classmates can find them. Principles of camouflage are also presented at this site and may be of interest to older students.
http://www.muohio.edu/dragonfly/hide/go_outside.htmlx
Pinecone Bird Feeders (1-4) It’s fun and easy to create bird feeders out of common ingredients. Students can then hang them at school and make observations of the visiting birds.
http://www.cp.duluth.mn.us/~sarah/rdr010.html#anchor232780
