Welcome to Third Grade! ¡Bienvenidos a Tercer Grado!

Let's Learn about Pollinators! ¡Aprendamos sobre los polinizadores!

The Aves Compartidas 3rd-grade curriculum educated children on Guanajuato and Oregon's shared migratory birds, focusing on pollinators and their role in the greater ecosystem. We highlighted the Rufous Hummingbird and explored it through a variety of interdisciplinary lessons, activities, and then each student gradually assembled their poster.

In our five in-class sessions students investigated the topics of migration, bird anatomy, bird identification, habitat, and pollination, as well as new vocabulary in both Spanish and English. In addition, the Aves Compartidas program includes a 3rd-grade field trip to the Mount Pisgah Arboretum. Here students received education and activities that added depth to the knowledge we provided throughout our previous sessions, and students got the opportunity to apply what they had been learning in Aves Compartidas during the last five weeks. Field trip activities included teaching the basic functions of binoculars, bird watching, the steps to proper bird identification, guided nature walks, a scavenger hunt, and a guided sit spot.