*** Homemade Bird Feeder***

What is our theme? What do birds eat? 

What is the lesson (overall purpose)?  
To discover, learn, and compare what birds eat to what humans eat. 

MA Guidelines/Standards:
Physical Activities and Fitness pg.139
This section will be updated to reflect the Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework currently undergoing revision

• Show cutting skills including unstructured snipping (e.g., snipping pieces of plastic straws or strips of paper); cutting within a “track,” and cutting on a line and stopping at a marked point.

Comprehensive Health pg. 140 
This section will be updated to reflect the Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework currently undergoing revision

• talk about young animals and humans in age-appropriate terms (e.g., babies, puppies, kittens, etc.)

Learning Outcomes:
To discuss healthy choices for humans, and you can compare those choices to what birds can eat. 


Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKIyeeCBL-w - DIY Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbEfQXVAFCE - DIY Cheerio Bird Feeder 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSHFqFokFl4 - DIY Pine Cone Bird Feeder 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7mZ06H9V-4 - Egg Carton Bird Feeder 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTNLSAddebM - Book 

Materials: 
**You can substitute bird seed for fruit, crushed mixed nuts, bland or fruit cereal. *** See videos for DIY visual steps***

1. Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder:

• Toilet paper roll or paper towel roll
• Peanut Butter, WOW butter, or almond butter etc. 
• Bird seed 
• Plate 
• String 
• Scissors 

1. Cheerio Bird Feeder:

• String 
• Scissors 
• Cheerios 

1. Pine Cone Bird Feeder:

• Collect pine cones on a walk, or in your backyard
• Utensil 
• Peanut Butter, WOW butter, or almond etc. 
• String
• Scissors
• Seed

1. Egg Carton Bird Feeder: 

• Recycled egg carton (6 or 12-whatever you have!) 
• String
• Scissors
• Seed

Activity (Procedure):

• Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder:

1. Collect all materials
2. Put seed on plate
3. Use utensil (with adult supervision) and spread Peanut butter all over toilet paper roll 
4. Roll toilet paper roll in seed on the plate 
5. Put string through toilet paper roll, tie knot to secure.  
6. Hang on the tree and watch the birds enjoy! 

• Cheerio Bird Feeder:

1. Collect materials 
2. Grab a hand full of cheerios 
3. Grab string & tie a knot at one end of the string 
4. Use your fine motor skills to place cheerios on string until full
5. Tie knot at the end
6. Hang outside and watch the birds enjoy!

• Pine Cone Bird Feeder:

1. Go on a pine cone hunt in your yard, or in a walk around your neighborhood 
2. Put seed on plate
3. Use utensil (with adult supervision) and spread Peanut butter all over pine cone 
4. Roll pine cone in seed on the plate 
5. Put string around pine cone, tie knot to secure.  
6. Hang on the tree and watch the birds enjoy!

• Egg Carton Bird Feeder: 

1. Collect materials 
2. Cut 2 holes at both ends, or in the middle in a recycled egg carton to make it level when hanging from a tree. 
3. Pull string through holes, then tie a knot to secure it. 
4. Put seed in egg holes
5. Hang on the tree and watch the birds enjoy! 

Activity Wrap Up:
You can see what food the bird likes better, peanut butter, seeds, berries, it will be fun to observe the birds.


How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Learning about healthy choices, and that it's kind to help out the birds if you can. Also, comparing what the birds are able to eat vs. what humans can eat. 


How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
See materials and procedure above.


Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
See materials and procedure above.

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