Grounded Birds

1st Grade, Research and Inquiry Activities

1. Go to: activities.macmillanmh.com/reading/treasures/minisites/Grade_1/_In_CMS/Site_G1U4W1/G1U4W1.html

2. Look at the pictures of the birds that cannot fly. What types of birds are they?

3. Use the word list to complete the poem written by a bird that cannot fly.
Word List: sky, fly, try
Oh, how I wish I could __________,
Like the other birds in the _________.
I'd flap my wings,
I'd sing sing sing,
But all I can do is _________.

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Grounded Birds

1st Grade, Research and Inquiry Activities