🐦 Ostrich report template
Three versions, one page each. Print the one for your child’s grade. The facts come from the ostrich page, every number with its source.
Grades 1–2
My report: the ostrich
Struthio camelus · Grades 1–2
| Length | not checked yet: look it up! |
|---|---|
| Height | 8.9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Weight | 198 to 300 lb (90 to 136 kg) |
| Top speed | 43 mph (69 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 30 to 40 years |
Read about it
The ostrich is the biggest bird in the world. It cannot fly, but it can run very fast. Each foot has just two toes.
It lives in:
It eats:
The coolest thing I learned:
Where my facts came from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Ostrich, nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/ostrich, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 3–4
My report: the ostrich
Struthio camelus · Grades 3–4
| Length | not checked yet: look it up! |
|---|---|
| Height | 8.9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Weight | 198 to 300 lb (90 to 136 kg) |
| Top speed | 43 mph (69 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 30 to 40 years |
Read about it
An ostrich is too big and heavy to fly, so it runs instead. Its long legs carry it across open land, and its big eyes spot trouble from far away. A male has black and white feathers, while a female is soft gray-brown.
Where it lives (its habitat):
What it eats:
How its body helps it live there:
My favorite fact:
A question I still have:
Where my facts came from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Ostrich, nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/ostrich, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 5–6
My report: the ostrich
Struthio camelus · Grades 5–6
| Length | not checked yet: look it up! |
|---|---|
| Height | 8.9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Weight | 198 to 300 lb (90 to 136 kg) |
| Top speed | 43 mph (69 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 30 to 40 years |
Read about it
Ostriches are the largest birds alive, and their eggs are the largest eggs of any bird. Each foot has only two toes, a bit like a hoof, which suits running. An ostrich swallows small stones that stay in its stomach and help grind up tough plants. It does not really bury its head in the sand; that is just an old myth.
Habitat and range: where on Earth, and what the place is like:
Diet: what it eats, and what might eat it:
Adaptations: two ways its body or habits help it survive:
Is it in danger? Why or why not?:
Compare it with another animal you know:
Bibliography: write each source below as site, page title, date checked:
Where my facts came from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Ostrich, nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/ostrich, checked 2026-10-30