Habitat, Habits, & Prey of the Barn Owl

OBDK offers two excellent resources for your students that can be purchased in any quantity. Both guides are available for download and can be reproduced for educational purposes.

For older students (Grades 5 through college), the information-rich OBDK Barn Owl Discovery Guide enhances understanding of barn owls with a focus on Habitat, Habits, and Prey. This guide is popular among teachers due to its assignability by chapter. Students will learn about barn owl habitats, their unique characteristics among raptors, and the diversity of their diet.

Here are some ideas to bring this guide to life in your classroom:

- Use the guide as a teaching tool by leading your students through each chapter, culminating in the owl pellet dissection activity.

- Project the guide in your classroom and select relevant chapters and materials that complement your overall curriculum.

- Assign students the "Habitats, Habits, & Prey" material according to their academic levels.

- Follow this proven and successful teaching approach, which has been utilized in classrooms over a million times, to help teachers set effective objectives for their students.

Download or view "Habitats, Habits, & Prey" 

For younger Grades 1-4 students, the Sherlock Bones Owl Pellet Activity Guide provides simple explanations, illustrations, a bone chart, and a certificate. This guide serves as a fantastic introduction to owl pellets. It also includes a narrated game titled "Sherlock Bones & The Mysterious Missing Mouse," which prepares young students for the actual activity by helping them identify and pronounce common bones from three types of prey.

Download or view "Sherlock Bones & The Mysterious Missing Mouse"