It's all about the hands!
Giving children an opportunity to interact with material is setting things up for individual discovery and growth. The bird beak lesson is a perfect opportunity to blend tools, science information about birds, hands on exploration, and experience with tools. And it is fun!
1. Here a student is pretending to be a bird with a long probing beak, picking up worms. She is also practicing her skill with chopsticks, and building self confidence.
Giving children an opportunity to interact with material is setting things up for individual discovery and growth. The bird beak lesson is a perfect opportunity to blend tools, science information about birds, hands on exploration, and experience with tools. And it is fun!
1. Here a student is pretending to be a bird with a long probing beak, picking up worms. She is also practicing her skill with chopsticks, and building self confidence.
2. Here a student is pretending to be a bird with a crushing beak. He is also gaining skill with a mortar and pestle, grinding seeds.
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3. Here the kitchen tongs that was used in the insect finding bird beak table has extended to picking up one of the escapees from the activity. He is carefully focused, increasing his motor skill as he builds experience with tools.
4. Swan beaks are flat, allowing water to escape while catching the crustacean meal. Students use kitchen tools to manipulate and capture seashells (pretending to be swan food).
5. Notice the intense focus as these student pretend to be hummingbirds eating nectar. They are also gaining experience using pipettes.
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