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I Wish I Were a Little Bluebird

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Materials

None

 

What to do

1. Talk with the children about springtime. Ask the children what birds do in spring.

2. Teach the children the following song. Encourage the children to make up motions to go along with the various lines of the song.


"I Wish I Were a Little Bluebird" by Tina R. Durham-Woehler


(Tune: Oscar Mayer weiner jingle)
Oh, I wish I were a little happy bluebird,
Oh, that is what I'd really like to be.
For if I were a little happy bluebird,
Come spring I'd build my nest up in the tree.

Oh, I wish I were a little baby bluebird.
Oh, that is what I'd really like to be.
For if I were a little baby bluebird,
Come spring I'd hatch from my egg in that tree.

Oh, I wish I were a mommy bluebird,
Oh, that is what I'd really like to be.
For if I were a mommy bluebird,
Come spring I'd feed worms to my babies in the tree.


Assessment

To assess the children's learning, consider the following:

  • Can the children describe the habits of birds in spring?
  • Are the children able to recite the song?
  • What kind of actions do the children invent for the various lines of the song?

 

-Tina R. Durham-Woehler, Lebanon, TN

Instructions

l Place the seashells in the Math Station.
What To Do
1. Engage the children in a discussion about summertime. Ask the children if
they have ever visited the beach. Explain how when people visit beaches, they
often see seashells in the sand and water.
2. Ask the children who have seen seashells to describe them to the rest of the
children. Explain that seashells come in many different shapes, sizes, and
colors.
3. Examine the seashells with the children. Talk about the different colors and
shapes of the seashells. Encourage the children to hold and touch the shells.
Ask questions like "What shapes do you see? Are some shells round? Pointy?
Long and skinny? Are some shells bigger than others?"
4. Challenge the children to sort the shells by color, shape, size, and so on.
Poem
Seashells by Laura Wynkoop
Seashells, lovely seashells,
I found you in the sand.
I love to watch you shimmer
As I hold you in my hand.
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Can the children identify the colors of the shells?
l Are the children able to sort the shells based on a variety of characteristics?

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