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Activity
Other

Hot Spot for Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that provides products as well as reference material for pet bird owners.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Camp Paws and Claws: Pets

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This multi-day series of lessons will engage students in reading and listenting comprehension strategies related to books about animals. Students will retell, dramatize, and illustrate their new animal knowledge.
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Website
Other

Basic Bird Care: Parrots Finches Canaries

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents information explaining why birds make good pets and what's necessary to know and to do to take proper care of a companion bird.
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Website
Other

Cockatiel.com: Cockatiel

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything that you could possibly want to know about cockatiels is located on this site. You can order books or even join a mailing list on this site.
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Website
Other

Facilisimo: Mascotas: Aves

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information, entirely in Spanish, about a variety of birds. Colorful photographs accompany descriptions of different species. Care and training advice is also offered.
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Panic in Pet Paradise

For Students 3rd - 8th
It's pandemonium at Pet Paradise Hotel! The picky pets are quite particular about where they are staying. Can you figure out the puzzle correctly so that each dog, cat, mouse and bird is happy?
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Website
Other

Leningrad Zoo (Official Site)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Russian content! Gives detailed information about groups of animals such as mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Also contains many photographs of animals as well as links to other Russian and world zoos. In addition, it offers...
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Primary
Other

Companion Parrot Quarterly: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Companion Parrot Quarterly is a magazine dedicated to providing bird owners with the information they need to have and/or raise the best companion parrots possible. Their web site contains online articles from their magazine that...
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Website
Other

Facilisimo: Mascotas Y Hogar

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information, entirely in Spanish, about a wide variety of pets: dogs, cats, birds, horses, reptiles, fish and others. Colorful photographs accompany descriptions of different breeds. Care and training advice is also offered...
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Primary
Josie's Poems

Josie's Poems: "Friendship"

For Students K - 1st Standards
A poem about a pet bird who is also a very good friend.
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Handout
Other

Hari: Tips From the Vet

For Students 9th - 10th
A veterinarian provides information on raising a baby parrot. Such topics as protection against disease, cold temperatures & their effects,proper nutrition, and socialization are included.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Observe animal behavior patterns and their habitats using one of the many webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world in this inquiry-based activity that focuses on observation logs, class...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Cockatiel

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that provides products as well as reference material for pet bird owners.
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Activity
Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Parrots

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a parrot, including its behavior, appearance, threats, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Domesticated Pigeons

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from WILD TV features a man who raises pigeons as a hobby. [3:18]
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: English (Esl) Label Me! Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Over 100 handouts with answer sheets you can print and use to help build English vocabulary. Numerous topics and themes are covered: everyday words, math terms, seasonal and holiday words, geographical terms, animals, opposites, parts of...