Duck, Duck, Goose! Learning About Waterfowl, the Birds of the Water. Ages 5-7

Growing up, I was around a lot of birds, however I really did not know anything about them or appreciate them. Now I am an avid bird watcher and photographer. I want to share my love of birds with children. We will talk about the birds, where they live, what they eat, and many other interesting facts. Each week we will focus on a different bird/ bird family. The students will also learn how to use birding identification guides and clues on how to identify birds. 

Each week we will look at pictures of the bird that we are studying. We will also talk about birds that are very similar, and what makes this bird unique and how to identify it from other similar birds. Students will be encouraged to share any information that they know about the bird and if they have any pictures, they can share them. The habitat will be discussed and what they eat. We will learn what sounds the bird makes. Students can ask questions about the birds that they are curious about. This class would be appropriate for 5-7 year olds that are interested in birds, it is not a Share/social  class. Most of the time is spent looking at the resources, and is teacher directed. We do a bird game at the end of each class to help learn the bird sounds. I also give the students a lot of links to further their study.

Many of the pictures shared will be those I have taken. I am a nature photographer, as well as avid birder.
No prior knowledge is needed. The actual dates will be shown in the classroom as there are multiple sections of the class, (check this sheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xK4Rhfdyh0XgMUDE3m77XGvkelMp7-UUXLcL7wPV0D0/edit?usp=sharing) 
This shows the order of the birds studied, and more may be added. 
March 24th: Mallard Duck, Mottled Duck and the American Black Duck
March 31st:  Canada Goose and Cackling Goose
April 7th:  Snow Goose and Ross's Goose
April 14th: Trumpeter/Tundra Swan, and Mute Swan
April 21st: Northern Shoveler
April 28th: The Teals: Blue-winged, Green-winged, Cinnamon
May 5th: The Mergansers: Hooded, Common, Red-Breasted
May 12th: The Stiff tailed Ducks: Masked Duck and Rudy Duck
May 19th: Wood Duck and Harlequin Duck
May 26th:  The Scoters: Surf, White-winged and Black

Current classes:
Update for remaining classes
Sept 7/8      Black bellied and fulvous whistling duck
Sept 14/15   Pink footed and greater white fronted
Sept 21/22   Brant and barnacle goose



Future classes will include specific classes on woodpeckers, owls, backyard birds,  and heron/egrets, and birds of prey.