What is our theme? Observing Birds
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
Observe, discuss, and document (draw, tally, chart, write, cut out pictures, photograph) living creatures in their natural environment (e.g., ants, spiders, insects, worms, frogs, birds). Pg. 115
MA Guidelines/Standards:
PreK-LS1-2 (MA)
Explain that most animals have five senses they use to gather information about the world around them.
Pre-K-LS1-1 (MA). Compare, using descriptions and drawings, the external body parts of animals (including humans) and plants and explain functions of some of the observable body parts.
Clarification Statement: Examples can include comparison of humans having two legs and horses four, but both use legs to move.
Learning Outcomes:
To be able to observe the movement/actions of birds. You can compare them to human actions.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM-oM8fPduo - DIY Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V7SIUbGeUA&t=4s - Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNznlv_BNPY - Book
Materials
Activity (Procedure):
Activity Wrap Up:
Discuss and act out behaviors or movements of plants, humans, animals, and insects (e.g., the way birds or squirrel eats seeds; how snakes slither, rabbits hop, birds fly). Pg. 115
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Pre-K: The World Around Me pg. 105
Pre-K children focus on experiencing and making observations of the world around them. They are beginning to learn about their own environment as they observe plants and animals, the moon and the sun, and the daily weather. They experience their world through their senses and body parts and begin to recognize that animals also use their senses and body parts to meet their basic needs. They investigate pitch and volume, shadow and light, liquids and solids, and how things move. They sort materials by simple observable properties such as texture and color. They share their understanding of these concepts through discussion as they develop their language and quantitative skills. Pre-K children build awareness of the wide variety of natural phenomena and processes in the world around them.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
See materials and procedure above.
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
Observe, discuss, and document (draw, tally, chart, write, cut out pictures, photograph) living creatures in their natural environment (e.g., ants, spiders, insects, worms, frogs, birds). Pg. 115
MA Guidelines/Standards:
PreK-LS1-2 (MA)
Explain that most animals have five senses they use to gather information about the world around them.
Pre-K-LS1-1 (MA). Compare, using descriptions and drawings, the external body parts of animals (including humans) and plants and explain functions of some of the observable body parts.
Clarification Statement: Examples can include comparison of humans having two legs and horses four, but both use legs to move.
Learning Outcomes:
To be able to observe the movement/actions of birds. You can compare them to human actions.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM-oM8fPduo - DIY Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V7SIUbGeUA&t=4s - Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNznlv_BNPY - Book
Materials
- 2 recycles toilet paper rolls OR 1 paper towel roll cut in half
- Scissors
- String and/or, old shoe lace, ribbon, yarn
- Glue, tape, or stapler to stick them together, and stick string on.
- Stickers, markers, anything to decorate them with
Activity (Procedure):
- Glue/tape/staple 2 rolls together
- Glue/tape/staple string to inside of the rolls to hang around neck like a necklace when you are not using them
- Decorate how you would like!
- Search for birds through a window in your home, or go on a “bird hunt” and see what you can find!
Activity Wrap Up:
Discuss and act out behaviors or movements of plants, humans, animals, and insects (e.g., the way birds or squirrel eats seeds; how snakes slither, rabbits hop, birds fly). Pg. 115
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Pre-K: The World Around Me pg. 105
Pre-K children focus on experiencing and making observations of the world around them. They are beginning to learn about their own environment as they observe plants and animals, the moon and the sun, and the daily weather. They experience their world through their senses and body parts and begin to recognize that animals also use their senses and body parts to meet their basic needs. They investigate pitch and volume, shadow and light, liquids and solids, and how things move. They sort materials by simple observable properties such as texture and color. They share their understanding of these concepts through discussion as they develop their language and quantitative skills. Pre-K children build awareness of the wide variety of natural phenomena and processes in the world around them.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
See materials and procedure above.
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