Ok- Check out THESE cuties!! They are growing under my porch!  That's right...baby birds!!  I'm in LOVE with them.  I go out and look at them ATLEAST 10 times a day...okay maybe not 10..but A  LOT!  They are so cute & I've NEVER seen a bird grow like this!  Then I started thinking...man this is so exciting...I bet my kiddos would LOVE this!  SO I started documenting their lives every day!  I have pictures & videos! Then I decided...this is not only cool but a STANDARD! So I made this...

What is it?  It's a booklet that includes actual pictures taken of my birds by ME!  This booklet allows students to document the birds lives for themselves and to observe and state the changes they are seeing in animals.  (sound familiar?!) 

THEN***

I made a video!  I put some video (including video of the mama feeding the babies) to music and BOOM!...an amazing lesson! Here is an example of the video...

You can download this fun activity for your kids HERE!