Caution: Bald Eagles Are Everywhere!

When you come into my room duck and take cover. We have bald eagles everywhere. We have eagles made from our hand prints as well as drawings of eagles taught through guided lessons. We have heard lots of expository text and I made a little book to match our class bubble map. We have written about eagles, created maps, and now we are moving on... seriously. If you find an eagle feather... make a wish.

Eagle Action In Kindergarten

My students have really enjoyed learning about our national bird. This is the map we made together and practiced reading. From this we have built sentences in a pocket chart. The final step is to use the map to write sentences about the bald eagle. Working with a partner would be a great way for them to practice the language of the map. This is a form I have created so they have all the information in one place and they can draw their own bird. Let's see how that rolls...

Only In My Room

We have been learning about our national bird and my students are fascinated with the bald eagle. This was just a simple labeling activity to build their background of knowledge and from here I created a bubble map to describe the bald eagle. I forgot to take a picture of it. The moms who help me every day decided to mount these and decorate them and I think they are adorable. Okay so this bird looks kind of sweet and friendly... right? Then I decided to show them an eagle's nest by watching a live cam. No problem. I got it all hooked up and my teaching partner turned into Mrs. Nature Lover and was more excited then the kids. We watched for a short time and came back at the end of the day, just to get an update. Remind me that these are carnivorous birds and watching them tear some unknown thing apart was horrid interesting. The kids asked me what the mom was feeding the babies and I told them it was just some treat! Finally "Mr. Smarty Pants" told me it looked like a mouse and I had to turn it off. So much for learning about raptors in kindergarten!

This Grabs the Attention of the Boys In the Class

During this unit the boys are wiggle worms and are not too interested in learning about the symbols of our country until we do the bald eagle. This grabs their attention and they love to hear about how it captures its prey, is super powerful (like Superman) and is a huge bird. You just can't tell them enough about the size and strength of this raptor! They love the new vocabulary and the real photos we show them. Our internet has been down but tomorrow my partner is super excited about showing them the live video of their nest. I'm not so sure she is doing this for the kids! Notice that I color coded is and has. I give the kids cards and they have to figure out where these words fit the best.