Attracting wild birds to your setting can be a piece of cake
1 Feed the birds
ADULT-LED
Set up a bird table in your outdoor area and have fun observing the birds, and perhaps squirrels, that come to feed there.
Planned learning intentions
To find out about and identify some features of living things they observe To use counting and numbers up to ten
Adult:child ratio 1:5
Resources
Bird table, hanging bird feeders, bird food, clipboards, cubes or other counting materials, sand timers, bird identification charts, reference books about birds, binoculars
Activity content
* Site the bird table close to a window where the children can see the birds and it is easily accessible outside.
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