Hi Friends…
Today, you will be building a birds nest. After watching the 2 short factual videos about the life cycle of a mourning dove (and what their nest looks like) you will be building your own bird nest out of natural material found in your yard. Then you will place outside and see if a bird moves in to raise a family.
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To learn what birds make their nests out of. Where do they build their nests and why?
MA Guidelines/Standards:
Sort, categorize, or classify objects by more than one attribute. Link to K.P.2
Explore and identify space, direction, movement, relative position, and size using body movement and concrete objects. Link to K.G.4
Learning Outcomes: To learn about mourning doves as they live on Cape Cod.
*Mourning doves generally eat enough to fill their stomach and then fly away to digest while resting. They often swallow gravel or sand to help them digest. At bird feeders, mourning doves are attracted to corn, millet, and sunflower seeds. Mourning doves do not dig or scratch for seeds, but only eat what they can see.
*Mourning doves migrate during the winter months.
*Mourning doves are part of the pigeon family.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Mourning Dove Family (part 1): https://youtu.be/eZjO8uisg_k
Mourning Dove Family (part 2): https://youtu.be/3id52ygqNmI
Materials:
*Build a nest
using assorted materials
-sticks
-leaves
-grass/straw/hay
-string
-burlap
-natural material (mud, etc.)
Activity (Procedure):
*Build a nest using the materials that you have on hand. Then place the nest outside (somewhere up high and out of the way..but that you can see into to watch quietly).
Activity Wrap Up:
Was it easy making a birds nest? What type of materials did you use to construct the nest? How did you hold it together? Did you weave the materials?
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Talk about the 2 videos about the Mourning Doves that you watched. Take a walk to look for mourning doves. Do you see them in your yard? Can you hear them cooing? Ask questions that you don’t know about when you were little? Who took care of you when you were born? Did you hatch out of an egg? (no). Who fed you first? Mom? Dad? Look at baby pictures. Where did you sleep? The mourning doves had to learn to fly. When did you learn how to walk? Crawl?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Weaving activities: Weave paper to make place-mats
Weaving fabric to make rugs and pot holders/coasters (loom).
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Take a walk to gather materials from nature.
Today, you will be building a birds nest. After watching the 2 short factual videos about the life cycle of a mourning dove (and what their nest looks like) you will be building your own bird nest out of natural material found in your yard. Then you will place outside and see if a bird moves in to raise a family.
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To learn what birds make their nests out of. Where do they build their nests and why?
MA Guidelines/Standards:
Sort, categorize, or classify objects by more than one attribute. Link to K.P.2
Explore and identify space, direction, movement, relative position, and size using body movement and concrete objects. Link to K.G.4
Learning Outcomes: To learn about mourning doves as they live on Cape Cod.
*Mourning doves generally eat enough to fill their stomach and then fly away to digest while resting. They often swallow gravel or sand to help them digest. At bird feeders, mourning doves are attracted to corn, millet, and sunflower seeds. Mourning doves do not dig or scratch for seeds, but only eat what they can see.
*Mourning doves migrate during the winter months.
*Mourning doves are part of the pigeon family.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Mourning Dove Family (part 1): https://youtu.be/eZjO8uisg_k
Mourning Dove Family (part 2): https://youtu.be/3id52ygqNmI
Materials:
*Build a nest
using assorted materials
-sticks
-leaves
-grass/straw/hay
-string
-burlap
-natural material (mud, etc.)
Activity (Procedure):
*Build a nest using the materials that you have on hand. Then place the nest outside (somewhere up high and out of the way..but that you can see into to watch quietly).
Activity Wrap Up:
Was it easy making a birds nest? What type of materials did you use to construct the nest? How did you hold it together? Did you weave the materials?
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Talk about the 2 videos about the Mourning Doves that you watched. Take a walk to look for mourning doves. Do you see them in your yard? Can you hear them cooing? Ask questions that you don’t know about when you were little? Who took care of you when you were born? Did you hatch out of an egg? (no). Who fed you first? Mom? Dad? Look at baby pictures. Where did you sleep? The mourning doves had to learn to fly. When did you learn how to walk? Crawl?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Weaving activities: Weave paper to make place-mats
Weaving fabric to make rugs and pot holders/coasters (loom).
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Take a walk to gather materials from nature.