{"id":44589,"date":"2021-06-03T05:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/?p=44589"},"modified":"2021-06-03T08:38:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T13:38:41","slug":"an-easy-hands-on-bird-study-for-your-homeschool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/an-easy-hands-on-bird-study-for-your-homeschool\/","title":{"rendered":"An Easy Hands-On Bird Study for Your Homeschool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this week, we shared an article about How to Make Bird Feeders and Study Backyard Birds<\/strong><\/a>. Today, we’re adding information to help you and your children learn even more about birds! You may want to try this easy hands-on bird study as part of some educational summer fun or as part of your homeschool if you homeschool year-round<\/strong><\/a>. You may even want to try these ideas in the fall if you take the summer off. No matter when you decide to do it, you’ll enjoy these fun ideas for learning about birds!<\/p>\n

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Written by Erin of Nourishing My Scholar<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

An Easy Hands-On Bird Study for Your Homeschool<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Each year we do a hands-on bird study<\/strong> in anticipation of the Great Backyard Bird Count<\/strong><\/a>. But, you don’t have to wait until Mid-February to count birds<\/strong><\/a>. You can observe the birds in your backyard and neighborhood any time of the year!<\/p>\n

We love to incorporate loads of bird books and activities, like cookie-cutter bird feeders<\/strong><\/a>, in our backyard biology<\/strong><\/a>. So, here are just a few of our favorites.<\/p>\n

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Easy Hands-On Bird Study with Books<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bird books<\/strong> are an easy way to help your children learn about the feathered creatures outside their windows. We like to hang a couple of bird feeders within easy viewing so that we can grab one of our bird field guides to help us identify any unknown species. Other times the children pick a bird of interest and we do copywork or I dictate to them about the bird. There are oodles of books to choose from. Some of our favorites have been:<\/p>\n