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 2021 Chirp Teacher/Parent Resource
Discover interesting facts about this month’s Amazing Animal, the Squirrel, and do an activity naming other animals that live in trees, learn all about where garbage goes after being thrown away with discussion questions in […]
April 2021 Chickadee Teacher/Parent Resource
Discover the fierce reptile the Shingleback Skink and do research for a follow-up activity in this month’s Animal of the Month, imagine a superpower that would help the environment and answer discussion questions for the […]
April 2021 OWL Teacher/Parent Resource
In this month’s Insider, discover ways to reduce disposable plastics and answer discussion questions, then a few follow up activities, discover how people are saving endangered species in the Incredible feature with a fun follow-up […]
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Fun Printable Activities
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