bird feeders!

Our Lessons For the Week! Learning about the different things you can do with natural materials

What is our theme? Bird feeders 

What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
  To learn what different things we can do with pine cones 


MA Guidelines/Standards: 
SEL7: The child will demonstrate the ability to communicate with others in a variety of ways.

Learning Outcomes:
Learning about where pinecones come from and what are some things we can do with them.

Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Book: Penguin and Pinecone By: Salina Yoon https://youtu.be/Vb8AHM6HFW8 

Materials

1. pine cone (however many pine cones you would like)
2. sunbutter 
3. bird seeds 
4. bowl 
5. plastic knife 
6. yarn or string 

Activity (Procedure):

1. Pour the birds seeds in the bowl 
2. spread the sunbutter all over the pine cone(s)
3. roll the pine cone(s) in the bird seeds, make sure it is covered with the bird seeds 
4. tie some yarn on one end of the pine cone to be able to hang on a tree

Activity Wrap Up:
Where do pine cones come from? Can we plant them? If we do plant them, What will grow from the pine cones? How long do they think it will take to grow? What else can we make with pine cones? etc.

How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child able to tell you where do pine cones come from?

How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
If your child doesn’t feel like making bird feeders, they can paint them to look likes little bushes or anything they want to make them look like 

Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have bird seeds, you can crush some crackers and use that.




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