My hope is to create
an engaging object table for observations of bird life with
real nests from the neighborhood, hatched egg shells found on the ground, since
mama bird tosses them out of the nest to make room for baby, sequence cards,
feathers and bird houses.
The objective is for the
table to be enticing to children calling to them, "Come! Learn here!"This is the first time I
have laid such a variety on a table at once. Usually, Montessori way is to put
each activity on a separate tray. Visually, this is exciting.
A trial run for
this teacher!
My excellent 5 Bird Art Projects posting begin here:
A real cardinal
nest and egg with sequence cards laid on a bird place mat.
I make a lot of
handmade books from magazine pictures
Blue robin egg
shells are abundant around my school.
This shows just a
small part of a large set of bird story cards. I hand out the pictures to the
kids and read the description and they raise their hand to say the name. This
is a favorite activity because it starts a lot of discussion.
Drawn Parts of
the Feather. Kids can copy this.
Real feather with
labels
Drawn Parts of
the Feather. Kids can copy this
Bird wing a cat left behind.
Nod to a cultural
importance of features
Types of beaks cards with matching photos
from
National Geographic.
Beaks and how they are used.
Bird houses add interest to a nest
collection
Enticing object grouping for bird
exploration on a floor mat.
Interactive bird object table. I will
rotate the lessons to include the above beak, feather and feet lessons
If I was a child I would love to sit here!
I think pulling the unit off the shelf and
laying them out as a group will bring a lot of enthusiasm and desire to be
involved with this unit. I will station a teacher to guide the children at
first.
