All Articles

These downloadable book guides include a variety of detailed activities that support student engagement with nature-based kids’ books. Engage students while meeting NGSS, Math, ELA, and Art Standards.

These downloadable book guides include a variety of detailed activities that support student engagement with nature-themed kids’ books. Engage students while meeting NGSS, Math, ELA, and Art Standards.

Thanks to generous grants and sponsorships, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is able to provide free resources for both formal and informal educators. Our detailed lesson plans and activities allow educators to save time while meeting standards!

These free resources provide educators with an opportunity to explore nature and science in the classroom and in their school yard.

Free games, lessons and activities with your middle school students in mind.

Adaptable for high school students, these lessons and activities can challenge beginning and advanced learners alike. Free resources allow educators to meet students’ needs in a fun and engaging way.

Build bird identification skills with students by downloading a copy of your free 3-5 lesson. Learn about color patterns and field marks then take your students outdoors to put their new knowledge to the test.

Download your free copy of eBird lesson 6-8 to help you make science real. Dive in to adaptation by exploring the connection between dinosaurs and birds with your students.

Set the stage for discussions around birds as bioindicators with your free copy of our eBird 9-12 lesson.