For the Birds! Activities to Replace Chick Hatching in the K-6 Classroom
Classroom chick-hatching projects are intended to teach children about embryo development and life cycles. But hatching projects raise many concerns as well. Baby birds are deprived of their mother hen. Many become sick and die. Ultimately, those who survive are relinquished to animal shelters, sent home to children's families, abandoned, or killed. This 16-page booklet offers humane alternatives to classroom chick hatching and includes a list of useful resources. $4.00