Audubon Adventures

Audubon Adventures is an environmental education program for children in grades 3 through 5. Developed by professional environmental educators, Audubon Adventures presents standards-based science content about birds, wildlife, and their habitats. The program is used by classroom teachers, informal educators, home school educators, after-school program coordinators, special education instructors, science specialists, camp program leaders, ESL teachers, and language arts teachers. With captivating hands-on activities, students learn that we all have a personal stake in the health of the environment and play an important role in its preservation and improvement.

Fifteen specific student adventures are available for download and reproduction online. Topics cover many aspects of bird science, as well as units on pollinators, climate change and native bees. Quizzes, puzzles and games can be found. Teachers will appreciate the section outlining the courses, listing additional resources and more. Finally, the site suggests several ways to learn and participate listing citizen science initiatives and way to help birds in our neighborhoods.

For more information about specific programs, teacher's notes, quizzes and activities in the Audubon Adventure Program, check the following sites:

http://www.audubonadventures.org/  

Comments from teachers in our area who used the kits in their classrooms this past year:

I just wanted to thank you for your Audubon Adventures kit! My students love reading about birds each year during our unit on living things. We learn about bird adaptations, food chains, and also revisit the characteristics of living things, including birds. Thank you for providing this resource for our students. We appreciate you!

My class absolutely loved the Audubon Adventures magazines. They eagerly read them with a partner in order to learn more about birds and bees. A project that they enjoyed participating in was to create a paper cube with their favorite learned facts listed on each side of the cube with an illustration. The students then shared their cubes and they were engaged in what each classmate felt was important. I look forward to getting next year's set of magazines. Thank you for the learning!

…The "Audubon Adventures" were a great resource in my class. We used them to learn the content, but they were also valuable for our reading standards. I used them with my class to identify text features, discuss fact and opinion, and create summaries. The engaging information, eye catching layout, and color print made these fun for my students. I appreciate the opportunity to use them Thank you.