{"id":4987,"date":"2021-09-29T10:04:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T14:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/?p=4987"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T18:31:46","slug":"ebird-k-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/ebird-k-2\/","title":{"rendered":"eBird Explorers: Building Literacy Through Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-477d94bd-fe9e-440e-be2f-a9c94a8059da\">Build Science and Literacy Skills with Bird-Focused Nature Exploration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large\" id=\"block-cdc9efed-4bfb-4218-94ca-86b2d8259879\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1653\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/eBird-Explorers-K-2-Cover-1280x1653.jpg\" alt=\"Photo shows the eBird K-2 cover for &quot;Building Literacy Through Nature&quot; Depicted is a child reading a book surrounded by images of wildlife they have discovered by learning from this kit.\" class=\"wp-image-10038 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/eBird-Explorers-K-2-Cover-1280x1653.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/eBird-Explorers-K-2-Cover-720x930.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/eBird-Explorers-K-2-Cover-768x992.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/eBird-Explorers-K-2-Cover-1190x1536.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/eBird-Explorers-K-2-Cover-480x620.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/eBird-Explorers-K-2-Cover.jpg 1436w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/1653;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s never too early to help our youngest learners develop a lifelong passion for nature and science. Birds and participatory science are the perfect place to start! Aligned to K-2 Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards, <em>eBird Explorers: Building Literacy Through Nature<\/em> inspires observation and curiosity about the natural world. This dynamic curriculum features two children\u2019s books that encourage students to observe and describe differences in birds and habitats. Through these lessons, students discover what makes a bird a bird, explore similarities and differences, learn to identify common local birds, and contribute to the eBird database! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full kit is available for purchase through our kitting partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nascoeducation.com\/cornell-ebird-explorers-building-literacy-through-nature-lessons-materials-kit-k-2-ki04896.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purchase Now!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NGSS Standards Met<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>K-LS1-1 Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1-LS3-1 Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2-LS4-1 Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ESS3.A: Natural Resources\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>K-ESS3-1 Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/K-12-materials-nasco-resize.jpg\" alt=\"alt=&quot;&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-4988 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/K-12-materials-nasco-resize.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/K-12-materials-nasco-resize-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/k12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/K-12-materials-nasco-resize-480x480.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading float-marginleft\">Kit Includes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Materials for a class of 30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Life-size bird images<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bird ID cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crow Not Crow book (Yolen, 2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On Duck Pond book (Yolen, 2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pairing parents and young cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lesson plans, handouts, and worksheets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Build Science and Literacy Skills with Bird-Focused Nature Exploration It&#8217;s never too early to help our youngest learners develop a lifelong passion for nature and science. 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