Facts About Toucans

The Toucan

 Interesting Facts About Toucans:

1. In ornithology, it's genus is called Rhamphastos.
2. These birds are all natives of tropical America.
3. They are easily distinguished by their enormous bill.
4. Toucans are irregularly toothed along the margin of their mandibles.
5. All of these species live prefer to live in pairs.
6. Toucans love the shade of the forests.
7. They occasionally congregate in small parties with each other.
8. These birds do not approach human habitations when they have only lived in the wild.
9. They are generally covered with black feathers and the throat, breast and rump adorned in white, yellow and red.
10. Their bodies are short and thick. 
11. Their tails are rounded or even, varying in length among their species. 
12. They can turn their tail feathers up over their back when roosting.
13. Toucans may be easily tamed and live in confined spaces well, even in cold climates.

See Toucans:

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Timmy Toucan's monstrous bill!

Quick & Easy Bulletin Board!

Sometimes, teachers over think things like bulletin boards. Tack up a bright butcher paper to cover an old cork bulletin board and then let your students do the rest! I contributed a few scissors and glue bottles while everyone else laughed and scribbled.

         Young students should be allowed to feel they have a say in how their everyday spaces look. This bulletin board was decorated by kids in an after school kid care program. I hung up their paper puppets, drawings, and coloring sheets in just a few minutes. This old cafeteria never looked so colorful! I think they did a great job!

On the upper left hand corner of the bulletin board I stapled the "visual" directions of how to assemble the turtle puppet. 1. color, 2. cut, 3. paste. The bulletin board was then filled in with the children's crafts. It got even fuller than what is depicted above over the following weeks.