1. Why you should bring small wildlife around the school.

2. Why we Want to Bring the Wildlife Back to the Schools So that animals don’t have to limit their homes to the rapidly shrinking forests. So that schools are more beautiful and inviting with birds and plants on the ground. So that classes can study bugs and insects without going on a field trip. So that animals can sustain their life for longer in a safe environment.

3. I am a hummingbird. I normally nest in people’s backyards because there is no longer room for me and my friends in the forest. I choose backyards because they have lots of flowers for me to eat. If you make a habitat garden, I will be there buzzing around your delicious flowers! Hi, I am a black-capped chickadee. I like to eat nuts and berries. I hang out in your backyard because it is safe from the scary loggers and construction workers. I will also hang out in your habitat garden if you make one! So will my friends the wren, the English sparrow and the house finch.

4. Hello there! I’m a swallowtail butterfly. If you make a habitat garden, you will see me pollinating the flowers! You probably have seen me during the summer. I enjoy hanging out in your backyard, drinking nectar from your flowers.

5. I’m an earthworm. If you make a habitat garden I will be living in it…I may be icky and slimy… do you really think so? I help your soil… I make your soil richer… don’t squish me!!!

6. Hello! I am a SQUIRREL!!! Squirrel!! Aren’t I cute? If you make a habitat garden, I can live in it! Yay! SQUIRRELS!! Note from Annika and Elise: WE LOVE SQUIRRELS!!!

7. Now that we have told you about the habitat garden, we will give you a quiz! Bwa ha ha! If you get a question wrong, you will have to start over.

8. Question 1: why do hummingbirds choose to live in backyards? A: there are lots of flowers B: they like people

9. True or false- earthworms are bad for your soil True False

10. Why do chickadees like backyards? A: because they like people B: because they want to live where it’s tidy C: because it is a safe home

11. What is the title of this power point? A: Advantages of a habitat garden B: Advantages of having a habitat garden C: Advantages of making a habitat garden

13. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http:/ /www.statesymbolsusa.org/IMAGES/Massachus etts/black-capped-chickadee. Bibliography http://www.growingtastyvegetabl es.com/soil-ph-testing/ pictures Advantages of a Habitat garden Made by……………… Elise Marek and Annika Engdahl Program……………… Microsoft PowerPoint Acknowledgements Many thanks to Ms. Ward The Whittier Elementary 5 th grade Microsoft PowerPoint presentation and you!!!