Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Music for Learning Recommended Reading Activities & Curriculum Arts & Crafts Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! We'll send you regular emails filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now   ACTIVITY What Birdies Do By Rae Pica An Activity for Preschoolers This activity will not only give your toddlers an opportunity to experience a variety of movements; it should also increase their awareness of birds and nature. Curriculum Area Gross Motor Development and Science Before You Start All toddlers have seen birds but probably haven’t paid much attention to their habits. Talk to the children about birds and the activities listed below, describing them in as much detail as possible. Let's Begin 1. Invite the children to pretend to be birds doing the following: • Splashing in a bird bath • Eating seed at a feeder • Building a nest • Feeding a baby bird • Cracking a sunflower seed on a branch • Flying • Sleeping in a nest Furthermore Although it’s wonderful to give children the opportunity to solve movement problems on their own, toddlers often require demonstration. So, if you find it would be helpful to your children, you should pretend to do the above, too!   Pictures of birds in a variety of settings (optional). Articles and activities listed on this website may be printed for single use. No article or activity may be duplicated or distributed in any form, in whole or in part, without permission from the publisher, Excelligence Learning Corporation. Contact Permissions Department.

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