Bird Migration Patterns

Grade

4th Grade

Duration

30 minutes

Number of Students

1 (One-on-one instruction)

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, the student will be able to:

• Describe the concept of bird migration and identify at least three bird species that migrate.
• Explain the reasons birds migrate and the challenges they face during migration.
• Use informational text to locate and record key details about bird migration patterns.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1

• Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.3

• Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.4

• Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details