Use crafts, field trips and other teaching methods to help preschool children learn about owls.
Teach preschool-aged children about owls using various methods. Some students learn by hearing about a topic, while others learn from seeing information. Hands-on activities such as crafts are also good teaching tools. Utilize various methods to help all students gain a knowledge about the owl.
Craft Projects
Use craft projects to teach children about owls. Give preschool children a small pile of shapes that were cut out of construction paper. Include circles, hearts, ovals, squares, triangles and rectangles of all shapes and sizes. Ask the students to create an owl out of the shapes. Some students will use a circle for the body, two ovals for the wings, a smaller circle for the head, ovals for eyes and a triangle for the beak. The owls will vary based on the child's imagination and the shapes he received. Allow the children to embellish the owls by drawing on them with crayons or markers. Another owl-themed craft project is to give each student a CD and allow them to paint it brown. Add wings, head and facial feature by cutting the shapes out of construction paper.
Reading Materials
Read owl-themed books to preschool students to help them learn more about the topic. These stories can be used to help children gain an interest in learning more about owls. Choose books with colorful pictures or illustrations and that are age appropriate. The book, "Wow! Said the Owl" by Tim Hopgood is a fictional book that not only uses an owl as the main character, but introduces or reinforces colors for preschoolers. Read "White Owl, Barn Owl" by Nicola Davies to preschoolers. The book is written in a fictional story form, but contains information about owls that preschoolers will find interesting.
Field Trips
Let children see real owls close-up by visiting a local zoo or bird sanctuary. Contact the facility and ask for information about school field trips. Prepare preschoolers by showing them pictures of the types of owls they may see on the field trip. Tell the children a few details about each type of owl such as its average weight or any fun fact about the bird. Arrange to have a staff member from the zoo or facility give you a tour. After the field trip, ask the children to tell you one thing they learned about owls while on the field trip.
Other Owl Teaching Ideas
There are many ways to teach preschoolers about owls. Use an owl theme to teach preschoolers about the letter "O." Make a large cardboard "O" to show the children. Cover the "O" with owl pictures. Find pictures online, in magazines or use hand-drawn pictures. Another activity to teach preschoolers about owls is to put owl pellets in a glass jar and let the students look at it. Pellets are bones and feathers that owls vomit. Give students magnifying glasses so they can see the pellets up close.
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