Purple Martins
This section contains resources and activities related to purple martins.
The Amazing Purple Martin
Description: This page features life history information about North America's largest swallow. It includes several amazing photographs.
Purple Martin People
Description: This page describes the responsibilities undertaken by people who care for purple martin colonies
Purple Martins and the Behavioral Tradition Shift
Description: This page describes how and why the purple martin in the eastern and central United States became dependent on humans to build and erect purple martin houses.
Purple Martins Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Purple Martins Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Purple Martins Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Purple Martins Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Purple Martins Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Purple Martins Cloze Reading -Printable
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Purple Martins and the Complete Behavioral Shift Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. The passage explains how purple martins became dependent on man-made martin houses.
Design the Ultimate Martin House -Printable
Description: The activity challenges students to design the ultimate purple martin house!
Seven North American Species of Swallows Coloring
Description: This beautiful coloring page features seven common North American swallows.
Male and Female Purple Martin Coloring
Description: This beautiful coloring page features a male and female purple martin on their nesting box.
Purple Martin Catching a Dragonfly Coloring
Description: This beautiful coloring page features a male purple martin catching a dragonfly in mid-flight.
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