Description: This innovative reading comprehension exercise requires students to read a fictional letter describing a bird he or she saw written to Dr. Birder - a fictional bird expert played by the student. Dr. Birder (the student) reads through descriptions of three possible birds and must identify the correct bird.

Description: This innovative reading comprehension exercise requires students to read a fictional letter describing a bird he or she saw written to Dr. Birder - a fictional bird expert played by the student. Dr. Birder (the student) reads through descriptions of three possible birds and must identify the correct bird.

Description: This innovative reading comprehension exercise requires students to read a fictional letter describing a bird he or she saw written to Dr. Birder - a fictional bird expert played by the student. Dr. Birder (the student) reads through descriptions of three possible birds and must identify the correct bird.

Description: This fun activity requires students to color the heads and faces of the King and Turkey Vulture to prepare them for "picture" day

Description: This fun activity requires students to identify the bird of prey based on its silhouette. These are tricky, but descriptions of what to look for are provided. Students must identify a turkey vulture, bald eagle, Mississippi kite, peregrine falcon, Cooper's hawk, and red-tailed hawk.

Description: This activity highlights Georgia’s state bird—the brown thrasher. Students will read an engaging passage about the bird, then showcase their creativity by designing the ideal habitat for the thrasher and reimagining the Georgia state flag with the bird as its central feature. To reinforce learning, they’ll also answer a set of short-response questions related to the passage.