I love to hear about wonderful link ups that involve crafts to coincide with something educational. This Virtual Book Club has over 30+ bloggers that share some wonderful crafts that match up with some great books! This month, they are featuring a wonderful author, Lois Ehlert. My children love her books, and its great to get learn a little more about her in the post and additional links. You will definitely want to check out this Link-Up, and maybe even come up with some ideas of your own! Head on over to The Educators’ Spin On It.
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Bird Learning Activities for Kids
As it starts to warm up in the spring, lots of new creatures arrive on the scene, including baby birds and birds that migrated south for the winter and are returning with the spring. There are lots of fun ways to learn about birds, so let’s get going!
First you might want to talk about the life cycle of a bird. This craft from I Heart Crafty Things is specifically about chickens, but of course you could color your bird in different ways to have it represent a different bird if you want. (The book From Egg to Chicken is another great way to teach the life cycle of birds to younger kids.)
Observe birds outside more easily by making them bird feeders. You can make them out of egg cartons, like this one from Crafts on Sea, or out of fruit rinds, like this one from Thimble & Twig.
Make a cute bird’s nest craft using a paper plate and dot markers with this tutorial from 3 Dinosaurs. Or have kids go on a scavenger hunt in the yard or on the playground so they can make their own nests. All the details are at The Crazy Outdoor Mama.
Embark on the Journey has a lovely backyard birds unit study with printables you can download when you enter your email address. It has three-part cards, a word scramble, journal pages for recording observations and more.
If you want to add some STEM to your bird learning activities, you can learn about how to build a nest and give it a try with this STEM challenge from Views from a Stepstool. This gives you a chance to talk about the things birds use to make their nests and how they actually do it to keep their eggs safe.
Or you can learn about how different kinds of bird beaks work for the kinds of jobs they need to do, with this experiment from Left Brain Craft Brain. It will get kids thinking about what different birds eat and how the shape of their beaks makes it easier to access that food. Kids will have lots of fun with this one as they find the best tools to use on different “foods.”
Kim @ The Educators' Spin On It says
We’ve team up with some of our favorite Kid bloggers to host this amazing event. Come check them out and tell them thanks for all their terrific ideas for Lois Ehlert! The Virtual Book Club for Kids is Cohosted by
Toddler Approved, Mommy and Me Book Club, Rainy Day Mum and The Educators’ Spin On It
Participating Blogs
Adventures in Reading with Kids – 3 Dinosaurs – Royal Baloo – – Inspiration Laboratories – Pleasantest Thing – Edventures with Kids – Two Big Two Little – Playing With Words 365 – Kitchen Counter Chronicles – Outlaw Mom – – Crafty Moms Share – No Twiddle Twaddle – The Good Long Road – Ready. Set. Read 2 Me – Reading Confetti – Mama Smiles – Juggling with Kids- Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas – Creekside Learning – Creative Family Fun – The Usual Mayhem – Teach Preschool – PlayDrMom – CraftoArt – Here Come the Girls – Being a Conscious Parent – Smiling like Sunshine – Crayon Freckles – Train Up a Child