Post Contributed by Jocelyne Adkins, Program Director/Educator
Our focus on birds lead us to study their nests. We read select pages from a fact-filled picture book titled "Even an Ostrich Needs a Nest". In this book, author Irene Kelly introduces 40 species of birds from around the world and the materials they use to make their nests.
We then went outdoors for a nature walk to collect leaves, tiny twigs, and dried grasses to experiment with making small nests of our own. Back in the classroom, we also supplied clay, fiber fill and scraps of yarn and string, also of interest to specific birds in their nest building. Small round containers were provided to give shape to the nests which could be removed once the natural materials dried into shape. Of course, it is very tempting to put baby birds inside the nest, so many students used the clay for this purpose. Too cute!!!
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| Leila's beautiful free form nest |
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| Isaac |
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| Jackson |
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| Anika |
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| Andrew |
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| Norah |
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| Laila |
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| Ben with mom (Paula), cutting fabric strips for his nest |
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| Rochelle (mom to Donald), Donald, and Joseph |
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| Ben's warm nest |
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| Birds and bird eggs |
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| Emory |
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| Jaden |
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| Mama bird with bird eggs |
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| Leila's free form sculpture! |
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