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Week 02 · Birds Next Door

Friday

Window bird watch
// Feathers, beaks and songs
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: Window bird watch

Raven sits by the big window.

She draws a line. Then another line.

"Two birds!" says Rocket.

Nova glows. "Keep the tally going."

What is a bird watch?

A bird watch is quiet looking.

You sit by a window.

You count each bird you see.

A tally keeps the count.

One line for each bird.

Sort what you see

You can sort birds too.

Big birds in one row.

Small birds in another row.

Or sort by color.

Brown birds, black birds, red birds.

I sawTally
big birds| |
small birds| | | | |
birds that sang| | |
birds that flew| | | |
TALLY TIME
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How many small birds are in the table?
How many big birds?
Which row has more, big or small?
You see one more bird. What do you do?
SentenceTrue or false?
A bird watch is quiet looking.?
One tally line stands for one bird.?
You can sort birds by color.?
You should bang on the window.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEQuiet explorers count more birds.
Try it
Sit by a window with your grown-up.
Watch for ten minutes.
Make a tally line for each bird.
Sort them: big or small.
Count your lines at the end.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up.
Keep hands off the window glass.
Watch birds from inside or from far away.
Never touch a bird, a nest or an egg.
WATCH CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did Raven draw in the story?
How many birds did Rocket count?
How many birds sang in the table?
SentenceTrue or false?
Four birds flew in the table.?
Big birds and small birds go in one row.?
You count the lines at the end.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESorting into rows makes comparing easy.
Draw the window and the birds you counted.

Word Spot review

Let us review this week's sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

As: A-S.

Ask: A-S-K.

By: B-Y.

Could: C-O-U-L-D.

Most: M-O-S-T.

Things: T-H-I-N-G-S.

Name: N-A-M-E.

Sentence: S-E-N-T-E-N-C-E.

Man: M-A-N.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The rock is ___ big as a ball.
You can ___ a grown-up for help.
The cat sits ___ the door.
___ you help me, please?

What a great bird watch!

Tomorrow is Explorer Day with a bird walk.

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