Group Activities
Adult-Child
Age level: preschooler and an adult
Season: Spring, Summer
Time: 1 hour
Topic:
Birds, Butterflies
Birds
'N Butterflies
(Program
2 of 4)
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Group Activities
Adult-Child
Age level: preschooler and an adult
Season: Spring, Summer
Time: 1 hour
Topic:
Birds, Butterflies
Birds
'N Butterflies
(Program
2 of 4)
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Group Activities
Adult-Child
Age level: preschooler and an adult
Season: Spring, Summer
Time: 1 hour
Topic: Birds, Butterflies
Birds 'N Butterflies
(Program 2 of 4)
Materials Needed:
· Toilet paper rolls (without toilet paper on them),
stickers, markers, crayons, stapler - to make "magic Binoculars"
· Pictures of birds that live in your area, pictures of
butterflies, stuffed birds, display of butterflies - old calendars often have
great pictures
Set Up:
Prior to this session, you will need
to collect cardboard toilet paper roles to make binoculars with. To get the
binoculars ready staple 2 rolls together.
Procedure:
First, talk to children about birds
using posters, stuffed birds, and pictures. Talk briefly about the adaptations
that birds have: different beaks for eating seeds, bugs, etc; different colors
for where they live; different nests, show pictures of nests and the birds that
make these nests.
Activity 1: Make Magic Binoculars (indoors)
Then explain that we are going to
make our own binoculars to view birds. Hand out the cardboard binoculars and
let the kids decorate them with markers, crayons, stickers, etc.
Next, explain that we can use these
binoculars to look for butterflies as well. Show posters or pictures of
butterflies in your area.
Activity 2: Bird–n-Butterfly Hike (outdoors)
After the children have learned a
little about birds and butterflies take them on a nature hike. They will use
their new binoculars to look for birds and butterflies. Remember to
listen for bird songs, noises and look for nests.
This program is presented as a
series and involves 4 one hour sessions once a month from May through
August. This series could be extended for more than 4 months or it could
be held once a week, there is a lot of flexibility. Each session has a
specific theme, “Track Tricksters”, “Birds N’ Butterflies”, “Life on the
Prairie” and “Wet N’ Wild Wetlands”. These themes are for the
spring/summer months and can easily be changed based on the season. For this
series, parents must attend with their child.
Activities provided by:
Linn County Conservation Board
Wickiup Hill
Outdoor Learning Center
10260 Morris Hills Rd
Toddville, IA 52341
(319) 892 – 6485
www.linncountyparks.com
Age
3-6
Multiple Intelligences
Bodily-Kinesthetic
Gross motor or kinesthetic
development (moving, running, moving your body, jumping)
Small motor or tactual development
(blocks, puzzles, sensory)
Musical
(songs, patterns, sound)
Naturalist
(understanding of the physical
world, nature)