Barred Owls Non-fiction Resources

     Did you look at the resources I posted yesterday?  They included many wonderful FREE YouTube clips, children's literature (available at your local library) as well as websites with more information. 

Today, I have two resources available for you.  One is cheap ($1) and one is FREE. 


Cheap resource: $1.00   I have put together 11 pages of non-fiction reading passages on the barred owl. They are written to cover topics:  food webs, food chain, habitat, human impact, comparing spotted owls to barred owls, structural adaptations and behavioral adaptations.  Each of these passages includes a place to reflect on what they learn - either through writing or drawing. 

Free Resource:  This is one of the resources that is included in the cheap resource.  It is a passage explaining some of the adaptations that the barred owl makes behaviorally.  It includes a space to draw what you learn from the passage. 

Next up???  Some hands-on activities using feathers and owl pellets.

Bald Eagles

Here it is!  My first installment for the summer of my Animal Resources.  This one is about Bald Eagles.  I chose the eagle for many reasons.  The first is because...duh...it is our national bird and this week is our celebration of our American Independance...the Fourth of July!  Second is because I have a home on the river (or rivah as we say in Virginia) where I daily observe a family of eagles fishing. The third reason is because it was my college mascot...go Mary Washington Eagles!

Here are some of my favorite resources to help your students learn more about the Bald Eagle.

Websites to find out more information and hear an eagle sound:  All About Birds

Eagle Cams: This site is no longer active but has many awesome clips that were taken this spring in Richmond, Virginia.


Children's Books to read aloud to your kids. You can purchase them on Amazon, or do like I do and check them out from the public library.

by Gordon Morrison

You Tube Clip

My FREE resource: Bald Eagles and the Food Chain

My Cheap Resource ($1.00) Includes the resource above along with resources to explore:  habitat, food webs, human impact, measurements, structural adaptations, behavioral adaptations and vocab cards.

Hope you enjoy learning about EAGLES....