Birds: Week One

I’m writing out ahead of time what our plan is for the week and then I will be posting photos, here and on my Instagram, as we progress! We are excited and prepped for our week and can’t wait to dive in.

** Reminder: We will still be doing our core subjects (math, writing, reading) and then filling the rest of our time exploring this topic.

A printable supply list for all the crafts can be found here.

All Week

Poetry: Poems for Birdwatchers, Selected by Leland, B. Jacobs
Read Aloud: The Bird Watchers, Sanger, Marjory Bartlett; Price, Christine
Journaling: Bird Watching Diary [example][for purchase][free print]
Classical Playlist
Folk Song: Little Bird, Little Bird

Nests

S.T.E.A.M
- Science & Technology
  - Bird Nest Cams
- Engineering:
  - Nest Building STEAM Activity
- Art:
  - Birds Nest Art
  - Woven Bowls (refering to them as nests)
- Mathematics:
  - Robin’s Nest Addition
Literature
Other
- Sensory: Spaghetti Birds Nests

Eggs

S.T.E.A.M
- Science:
  - Dinosaur Fizzy Eggs (swap in bird figurines)
  - Bouncy Egg
  - Parts of the Egg (and poster of variety)
- Technology:
  - Penguin Nest Cam
- Engineering:
  - Egg Drop Activity
  - Lego Eggs
- Art:
  - Pearler Eggs
- Mathematics:
  - Egg Counting Mats (For Liv)
  - Egg Cracking (I plan to put equations on it for Pip)
  - Counting Bird Activity Set
Literature
- Bird Eggs
- An Egg is Quiet, Dianna Aston
- The Happy Egg, Ruth Krauss (illustrated by the creator of Harold & The Purple Crayon!)
- Egg Book List
Other
- Birds and Eggs Matching

Hatchling

S.T.E.A.M
- Science:
  - Frozen Eggs (swap in bird figurines)
- Technology:
  - Video of eggs hatching
- Engineering:
  - How they hatch (DK)
  - How they hatch (DiscoveryExpress)
- Art:
Literature
- Guess What Is Growing Inside This Egg, Mia Posada
Other
- Life Cycle of a Robin
- Life Cycle of a Chicken

Bird Food

S.T.E.A.M
- Science:
  - Bird Seed Science
- Technology:
  - Bird Feeder Cam
- Engineering:
  - Easy Bird Feeders
  - Fruit Garland
- Art:
  - Bird Seed Ornament
- Mathematics:
  - Cheerio Bird Feeder (counting, adding, etc)
Literature/Resources
- Invite a Bird for Dinner, Beverly Crook & Tom Huffman
Other
- Fine Motor: Bird Seed Sweep
- Fine Motor: Bird Seed Writing Tray
- Fine Motor: Feeding Wooly Worms

Learning to Fly

S.T.E.A.M
- Science:
- Technology:
  - Flight Simulator
- Engineering & Mathematics:
  - Whirly Twirly Birds
- Art:
  - Bird Kite
Literature

❤ Tara