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Week 02 · Birds Next Door

Thursday

What birds do
// Feathers, beaks and songs
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: What birds do

A bird hops across the grass.

It pecks. Then it splashes in a puddle.

"It is busy!" says Rocket.

Nova hums, "Watch what it does next."

Busy birds

Birds do many things.

They fly from tree to tree.

They hop along the ground.

They peck at seeds and bugs.

They splash in water to get clean.

They sing from high spots.

Why do they do it?

What a bird doesWhy
pecksto find food
splashesto clean its feathers
singsto call other birds
fliesto get somewhere fast
hopsto move on the ground
BIRD ACTIONS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Why does a bird peck?
Why does a bird splash?
How does a bird move on the ground?
Where do birds like to sing?
SentenceTrue or false?
Birds peck to find food.?
Birds splash to get dirty.?
Birds fly from tree to tree.?
Birds sing to call other birds.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEach bird action has a reason.
Try it
Watch one bird with your grown-up.
Say what it does. Hop? Peck? Fly?
Count how many things it does.
Act out your favorite bird move.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up.
Watch from far away so the bird feels safe.
Never touch a bird, a nest or an egg.
Wash your hands after you come in.
A BIRD IN THE YARD
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
WHAT DID IT DO?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
In the story, what did the bird do first?
Where did the bird splash?
A bird is pecking. What is it doing?
SentenceTrue or false?
Hopping moves a bird on the ground.?
Birds never get clean.?
Flying gets a bird somewhere fast.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEHop, peck, splash, sing and fly are bird jobs.
Draw a bird doing one job. Hop, peck, splash, sing or fly.

Word Spot: name, sentence, man

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

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.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
A dog has a ___ too.
Read the ___ out loud.
A ___ is walking his dog.

You watched busy birds!

Tomorrow you will count birds from a window.

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