Roseate Spoonbill Activities - Crossword + Scramble + Facts + Fun

Roseate Spoonbill Activities - 2 Pages

Black and white, double-sided activity

No prep- 30 min activity

Great for science classes, environmental studies, nature camps, and more!

Introduce your students to the striking Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) with this engaging two-page advanced reading and activity resource. Students will explore the spoonbill’s habitat, adaptations, diet, and conservation status while reinforcing literacy and critical thinking skills through puzzles and fun facts.

This resource blends science and ELA integration, making it perfect for classroom instruction, sub plans, enrichment, or cross-curricular study. Students will love the interactive crossword and bird-word scramble while learning about the importance of wetland ecosystems and species conservation.

Includes QR code to hear their calls!

• Scientific name
• Where "spoonbill" comes from
• Life expectancy
• Size
• Where to find them
• Coloring
• Habitat
• Community traits
• Endangered / Threatened level
• Bird tracks - identify and unscramble
• Fun facts
• Bird joke :)
• Mazes
• Crossword
• Coloring

Scramble & Crossword answers are upside down at the bottom of the sheets.

Great For:

• Grades 3–7 (flexible for other levels)

• Life Science, Ecology, and Conservation units

• Literacy centers, early finishers, or substitute plans

• Cross-curricular connections in ELA & Science

NGSS – Next Generation Science Standards

• 3-LS4-3: Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some less well, and some not at all.

• 4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

• 5-LS2-1: Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment (wetland ecosystems).

• MS-LS2-2: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

CCSS – ELA Standards (Informational Text & Science Literacy)

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2 – Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.4 – Determine the meaning of domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 science topic.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.1 – Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.7 – Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively and explain how the information contributes to understanding the text.