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Children will identify different kinds of spring weather and study what birds do in each.

Vocabulary: grasp, shelter

Science Focus: weather, animal adaptations

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

• On page 7 of the mini book, kids learn that “Spring brings wormy weather.” Read this short, adorable picture book to explore this very special type of weather!

• Make pine cone bird feeders to attract birds! Wrap some string tightly around the top of a pinecone. Spread a good amount of peanut butter over the pine cone and between the crevices.
• Roll the pine cone in some birdseed until it is well covered. Hang the bird feeder from a tree or wherever you like. Let kids observe the birds it attracts!

Skill: observation and recording

Materials: Birds in Spring Weather skill sheet, pencils, crayons

• Invite kids to observe birds outside or inside from a window. Pass out the skill sheet and invite kids to choose one bird and record their observations.
• Kids can use drawing, writing, or a combination of both to record the type of weather and what their bird was doing.
• Hang on to the skill sheets and do the activity again in a different kind of weather, having kids fill in the next row of the chart.
• Try doing the activity a few times. Then compare what the birds were doing in different types of weather.