FREE Hummingbirds Zoobook Lapbook

Cover Page	Migration Map Simple Fold	Copywork Page
Unique Characteristics Layer	Hummingbird Garden Layer	Copywork Pocket
Book Log	Largest and Smallest Matchbook	Poems for Copywork
Map Shutterfold	Vocabulary Flap	Hummingbird Facts Envelope
Diet Matchbook	Hummingbird Flies Simple Fold	Label a Hummingbird
Lifecycle T-book	Predators	Coloring Book

You will need a copy of Zoobooks Hummingbirds in order to complete this lapbook. Check your library or you can order (for $2.25) from Rainbow Resource.

Additional Information

What are hummingbirds?
Hummingbirds are a family of birds that contain the smallest birds in the world. There all 400 known kinds of hummingbirds, but 19 of them live in the United States. Hummingbirds get their name from the humming sound their wings make as they fly, not because they hum or sing.

Where do the United States do hummingbirds live?
Hummingbirds live only in the Western Hemisphere. The ruby-throated hummingbird lives east of the Mississippi River. The Allen’s, Anna’s black-chinned, calliope, rufous
hummingbirds live in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, and New Mexico. The Black-chinned and broad tailed hummingbirds live in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and Colorado. The Rufous hummingbird lives in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri. Oklahoma and Arkansas. Black-chinned, ruby-throated, magnificent hummingbirds live in Texas and Louisiana.

What do hummingbirds eat?
Hummingbirds find food in the nectar of flowers. They like tubular shaped flowers like honeysuckle, fuchsias, hibiscus and trumpet vine. Also the color red seems to attract hummingbirds. It probes its long thin bill into the flower and sucks up the nectar which is high energy food. A hummingbird can lap up nectar like a kitten lapping milk. It can flick its tongue 13 times in one second. How fast can you? Hummingbirds also need to eat insects for protein, minerals and vitamins. You can also put out a hummingbird feeder to help supply the sweet nectar they need. Dissolve 1 cup of sugar in 4 cups of warm water and let it cool then put it in the feeder. You should replace the sugar water at least once a week, because it can get rancid.

What is a hummingbirds lifecycle?
The females build the nest themselves. They use spider silk and bits of plants and cover it with lichens. It is vey tiny and nothing bigger than a penny fits inside! She then choose a male and the mate in midair. She will lay two eggs in her nest; they are about the size of peas. She will sit on her nest for 2-3 weeks to keep her eggs warm. The tiny hummingbirds hatch, they are born blind and naked. These tiny birds must eat 2-3 times and hour. The mother feeds them regurgitated nectar and insects that she found. She is a very busy mama the next couple weeks feeding her babies and also herself. After about 3 weeks the babies are ready to fly.

Vocabulary words
torpor— a deep sleep to conserve energy. It heartbeat slows down and its body temperature drops
fledglings-- baby hummingbirds are learning to fly

Size Comparison
The smallest hummingbird is from Cuba, it is called the Bee hummingbird and it is 2 inches long and weighs 2 grams. The largest hummingbird is the Giant
Hummingbird, it lives in South America and is 8 inches long and weighs 20 grams. The ruby-throated hummingbird is about 4 inches long and weighs 3 grams, less than one penny.

Library List
Hummingbirds by Zoobooks
Hummingbirds in the Garden by Roma Gans (Let’s read and find out Science)
The Hungry Hummingbird by April Pulley Sayre
Hummingbird by David M. Schwartz
Hummingbird Nest by Kristine O' Connell