It's the new year and the 1-2 kids are on to their next big study - BIRDS!
Birds are a fascinating animal group with many unique characteristics and interesting adaptations. Over the next months, we will be taking a closer look at birds which will encompass observations of local winter birds, read alouds, science experiments, nature video clips, nonfiction research as well as participation in the Mass Audubon Junior Duck Stamp Contest.
One of the first orders of business is to encourage more birds to visit our outdoor classroom and to set up a viewing area for observation. Birds are generally skittish of people getting too close, so we worked collaboratively to make bird blinds that the kids can use to hide behind and hopefully get a closer look at our neighborhood birds. This does require that kids sitting in the bird blind remain still and quiet, which can be a tall order when something as exciting as a bird flying close by occurs.
Check out the pictures below of our bird blinds in progress. Next we'll get some feeders up to attract some feathered friends!
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