Songbirds

I hope you weren't surprised if your child had a tendency to sing like his/her favorite bird this past weekend. Friday morning, we learned about a variety of songbirds.  The focus was on how they sing special songs in the spring to attract mates and to establish and defend territories.  We also learned about how others call may communicate messages such as danger or the location of food sources. After an entertaining puppet show led by Heidi, our class listened to a variety of bird calls and then tested our skills with a fun game of bingo, while eating a small bird snack. After becoming experts on which song belonged to which bird, we went out for a walk around town, trying to identify birds based on their songs.  We only identified the songs for about half the birds, so use the sheet sent home Friday to help your child identify additional birds that may be present at your house early in the morning!