Useful resources and downloads for budding birders
Here are some simple games and resources we have put together that are useful in engaging children of different ages. These can be played in a classroom setting or by individual children on their own. Please download these and use in your activities. Don’t forget to give us feedback through our Facebook page or via email. Thank you!
A bingo game
A simple "Bingo" game to encourage children to go outdoors and observe birds without focusing on trying to identify them.
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Flashcard games
A list of six games of varying levels of difficulty, that can be played by an individual or a group of children using the Early Bird flashcards.
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Audio files
Calls of common birds, needed for playing one of the games listed in Flashcard games.
*audio files courtesy xeno-canto.org
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Birds around us
Pick up your paints, colouring pens, pencils and get ready to bring these wonderful Birds to life. Lose yourself in the creative world of birds.
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Also check out
Nature calls - Nature activities for children (free download)
Teachers of India portal - Free resources for teachers
Iwonder - science magazine for middle school teachers (free download)
Pitara - resources, articles, fun stuff for children (English and Hindi)
Seasonwatch - Citizen science project to monitor trees
Birdcount India - Bird listing and monitoring in India
Birdsleuth - Cornell Lab of Ornithology's educational program for children
All about birds - Online guide to birdwatching (US based)
Young Birder's Backyard Guide - a compilation of resources on birdwatching
CEE handbook1 - Joy of learning : Standard 3 to 5
CEE handbook2- Joy of learning : Standard 6 to 8
Birdwatching in Schools - A blog series on birdwatching in schools
How to play games using Early Bird Flashcards
Games with Flashcards
Some videos showing some of the games you can play using Early Bird Flash cards.
Bingo in Kannada
A simple "Bingo" game in Kannada to encourage children to go outdoors and observe birds without focusing on trying to identify them.
Matching game in Kannada
A simple matching game to help children to learn the food preferences of birds based on their beak shapes.
Bingo in Tamil
A simple "Bingo" game in Tamil to encourage children to go outdoors and observe birds without focusing on trying to identify them. Download Now
Early Bird posters - Telugu
A series of posters on Common birds in different habitats in TELUGU - zipped file with pdf versions. These are print quality pdfs of the A1 size posters. Buy the print version here.
Matching game in Telugu
A simple matching game to help children to learn the food preferences of birds based on their beak shapes.
All in a birds's Life - in Telugu
This simple game is ideal for a group of kids and teaches them how hard it is to be a bird!
Bingo in Hindi
A simple "Bingo" game to encourage children to go outdoors and observe birds without focusing on trying to identify them.
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Bird Survivor Game - in Hindi
This simple game is ideal for a group of kids and teaches them how hard it is to be a bird!
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Early Bird posters - Hindi
A series of posters on Common birds in different habitats in Hindi - zipped file with print quality PDF versions. Buy the printed posters here.
Early Bird Posters - Bengali
A series of posters on Common birds in different habitats in Bengali - zipped file with print quality PDF versions. Buy the printed posters here.
Bird Survivor Game - in Gujarathi
This simple game is ideal for a group of kids and teaches them how hard it is to be a bird!