Goals:
1) Learn about forest bird species.
2) Develop motor skills.
3) Create a nature table cloth or a portable mural for display (or just a big poster).
4) Have fun!
Materials list:
1) Plastic table cloth (lightweight) or plastic shower curtain
2) Black sharpy markers
3) A series of colored sharpy markets
4) Large table on which to drape the table cloth/shower curtain
Directions:
1) Use the links find directions to draw colorful forest birds (subscribers can download the PDF at bottom).
Black-capped Chickadee
Screech Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Ruffed Grouse
Wild Turkey
Blue Jay
Great Horned Owl
Baltimore Oriole
Warbler
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2) Using a black sharpy marker, follow the step by step drawing directions (you can practice on a blank piece of paper first if you wish).
3) Look up the birds and their colors here.
4) Then using the color sharpy markers, color them.
When you research information you must cite the reference. Citing for websites is different from citing from books, magazines and periodicals. The style of citing shown here is from the MLA Style Citations (Modern Language Association).
When citing a WEBSITE the general format is as follows.
Author Last Name, First Name(s). "Title: Subtitle of Part of Web Page, if appropriate." Title: Subtitle: Section of Page if appropriate. Sponsoring/Publishing Agency, If Given. Additional significant descriptive information. Date of Electronic Publication or other Date, such as Last Updated. Day Month Year of access < URL >.
Amsel, Sheri. "Draw a Forest Birds Mural (or Tablecloth)" Exploring Nature Educational Resource ©2005-2024. March 25, 2024
< http://exploringnature.org/db/view/Draw-a-Forest-Birds-Mural-or-Tablecloth >
