Using Chirp in the classroom
A guide to how to use Chirp to inspire young students to get excited about reading and writing.
Learning Resources
How to Use Chirp, Chickadee, and OWL in the Classroom
Chirp, Chickadee, and OWL magazines are a springboard to active thinking and learning. They engage students with a plethora of fun and interactive reading activities, and they get kids excited about reading. Click on our classroom guides listed below to find out how.
The magazines can be woven into curriculum areas such as: language arts, social studies and science. They can also supplement core reading materials and be used to support reading, oral language and writing strategies.
Owlkids magazines provide accessible text and multiple entry points within the text, setting up students to succeed. Background information to build content schema and embedded features like: subheads, sidebars, lists, photos and illustrations are also present for further comprehension and to guide critical thinking.
Connecting content to students’ lives and experiences in meaningful ways, along with engaging, informing and educating readers is what makes Chirp, Chickadee and OWL unique and cherished by parents and teachers alike.
Using Chickadee in the classroom
Looking for kid-friendly material for your primary students? Chickadee Magazine, aimed at readers ages 6 to 9, is an excellent classroom companion.
Using OWL in the classroom
OWL, for kids 9 to 13, is a great addition to the classroom, whether you want to use it as part of your instructional day, or as another piece of user-friendly reading material.
Teacher/Parent Resources
April 2022 Chirp Teacher/Parent Resource
Learn about Turtles in this month’s Amazing Animal and do fun follow up activities, discover facts about grass and fill in a grassy scene on the worksheet plus do follow up activities in the Look […]
April 2022 Chickadee Teacher/Parent Resource
Learn about the Harlequin Toad and do a research activity about which animals are brightly coloured for the Animal of the Month feature, then read about how electricity goes into our homes and do a […]
April 2022 OWL Teacher/Parent Resource
Learn about neurodiversity and the different ways our brains process the world in this month’s Insider with fun activities, read the Incredible feature about tricky creatures and do a research activity with fun follow up […]
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Fun Printable Activities
Colour with Chirp
Chirp needs to fill his plate with a balance meal. Help him do it and then colour it all in!
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