Materials
picture of a scarecrow's face
markers and crayons
paper
photocopier
crayons
Instructions
1. Show the children the paper strips, strings, and other materials. Explain that
these are some of the kinds of materials birds use to make their nests.
2. Choose one child to be the robin redbreast. Spread the nesting materials
outside the circle of children.
3. Invite the children to sing the following song, while the "robin" goes around
them, gathering the nesting material and building a nest inside the circle.
Robin's Nest by Ingelore Mix
(Tune: "London Bridge Is Falling Down")
Robin collects lots of stuff,
Lots of stuff, lots of stuff,
Robin collects lots of stuff,
Until she has enough.
For her chicks she builds a nest,
Builds a nest, builds a nest.
For her chicks she builds a nest.
She builds the very best.
Deep inside she lays her eggs,
Lays her eggs, lays her eggs.
Deep inside she lays her eggs
In the nest she's made.
We wait and wait and wait
some more,
Wait some more, wait some more.
We wait and wait and wait
some more,
Knowing what's in store.
And then we see three chicks
pop out,
Chicks pop out, chicks pop out.
And then we see three chicks
pop out
To greet the morning sun.
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Do the children know the birds come back in the spring?
l Can the children describe the process through which birds hatch their eggs?
