{"id":1670,"date":"2018-09-17T15:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T19:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/?p=1670"},"modified":"2025-10-06T16:06:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:06:32","slug":"a-perfect-day-for-an-albatross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/a-perfect-day-for-an-albatross\/","title":{"rendered":"A Perfect Day for an Albatross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Perfect Day for an Albatross<\/em> by Caren Loebel-Fried<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The A Perfect Day for an Albatross – Teacher’s Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (8 pages, free download) features activities that target national science, math, writing, and art education standards for grades 1-3. This website provides background information and digital content to complement the printable Guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purchase your copy of the book<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Download Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Supplemental Materials for the Activities in the Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Activity 1:\u00a0 So\u00a0Many Nests<\/span><\/a>
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Take a look at the Cornell Lab\u2019s NestWatch<\/a> <\/strong>site for more nest identification tips, including a Clutch Size chart<\/a>.<\/strong> Show children images of different bird nests and have them guess at who they might belong to. (Don\u2019t be fooled by non-bird nests!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bald Eagle nest photo by Joshua Mayer on Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Hummingbird
Hummingbird nest by tinyfroglet on Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mallard
Mallard nest photo by USFWS on Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Barn
Barn Owl cavity photo by Hunter Desportes on Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Squirrel
Squirrel nests by Mccloud on Flick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Activity 2:\u00a0 Story of the Seabirds<\/span><\/a>
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Use this\u00a0<\/strong>Story Board organizer<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>to create a numbered sequence of M\u0101lie’s story. Invite children to draw and\/or write what happens in each square of the organizer, including flashbacks and quotations as a challenge for older students.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Activity 3. See Albatrosses in Action<\/span><\/a>
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Have students watch these videos exhibiting different Albatross behaviors. Try and match M\u0101lie’s behaviors to those of these Albatrosses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bobbing and Dancing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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