Birds Week

Just a preview of next week (the last week in June).

A possible field trip would be to the Magnolia Bird Farm. Has anyone been there?

I'm not sold on Dumbo as my movie...but it has a magic feather. My other option was Chicken Little (which Mel loves). I guess we'll see how I feel on Wednesday.

Monday
(eggs)

(gospel lesson)
prepare Elijah fed  by the Ravens FHE together
Reading and Computer: Chicken Stacker at Between the Lions
Writing: ABCs on birds
Math: worksheets from Dollar Tree workbooks
Craft: paint bird house (this is a bird house she made at Home Depot a while ago)
Science: watch video of chick hatching

Tuesday
(feathers)

(movie) Dumbo
Reading: What makes birds different from other animals? from Kidzone
Writing: Label types of feathers and parts of a feather (worksheets from ASU Life Sciences)
Math & Computer: 2D and 3D Shapes from Starfall (not bird themed)
Craft: feather painting (instead of using a paintbrush, use a feather)

Wednesday

(Flightless Birds)

(music)
Listen to these songs on youtube: Feed the Birds, Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Carnival of the Animals (Finale) Fantasia 2000, and Tiki Room

Reading: "Why Do Birds Sing?" from the library
Writing: Upper case and lower case matching from abcya.com (not bird themed)
Math: worksheets
Craft: bottlecap birdies (Meet the Dubiens)
Science & computer: Listen to different bird songs online (Canadian Museum of Nature)

Thursday

(Birds that Fly)

Reading & Writing: Write a bird word (for example: fly) then look for it when reading a book. Different word for each book.

Math: worksheets
Craft: Make bird feeders Here's a few ideas: The Crafty Classroom, No Time for Flashcards, Under the Table and Dreaming, Working Mother in Zion, The Moffat Girls

Science & Computer: How do birds fly (Canadian Museum of Nature) and Airborne Experiment on Wonderville
Sorting Board: Birds that Fly/Flightless

Friday

(Fun Foods)

Breakfast: scrambled eggs and peacock fruit (Canadian Family)

Lunch: Bird's Nest Egg Salad (Taste of Home) and grape bird's nests (The Adventures of Bear)

Dinner: Chicken (ha, ha!) and Chocolate Bird's Nests for dessert (Mama Jenn)

Reading: library books

Writing: worksheets from All Kids Network - Missing vowels and Word Scramble
Math & Computer: Weight at PBS Kids

Some fun extras if we have time:
Create a bird computer game
Sesame Street Pigeon Trouble computer game
For older kids I like this website (KidWings). I thought it might be too old for Mel.
Some of the worksheets from All Kids Network are for younger kids.
This Count the Chicken game is good for younger kids.