Birds (3)

6.00

Coming in game: Bird colour by number picture – take a look here:

http://www.coloring.ws/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.coloring.ws/cbn/cbnbird.gif

6.00

Opening and chat about the theme for tonight

6.10

Story: The Boy who became a Robin

Take a look here for the story:

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/bird-day/short-stories/the-boy-who-became-a-robin.html

6.25

Game: Birds Have Feathers

One player is leader.  He and all the others flap their arms like birds.  He calls out names of something with feathers.  If a player flaps his wings on a calling that doesn't have feathers he's out.  The leader flaps his wings on almost all things to confuse the group and calls as rapidly as possible.  "Birds have feathers, bats have feathers, babies have feathers, etc.

6.35

Craft: Bird Feeder

Equipment:

Scissors
String
- Hoop shaped breakfast cereal
- Lengths of string or garden twine (about 30 cms works well, but could be longer)
- Small pieces of twig or pegs

Instructions:

- Tie one end of the string to a piece of twig.
- Thread the breakfast cereal on to the string or twine, the twig stops it falling off the other end!
- When the string is full, tie the free end to the twig to make a loop shape which can be hung in a tree.

Additional Information:

- Allow plenty of extra cereal as the young people love eating it.
- Check for any allergies, especially nuts.

7.00

Game: Jamaquack

Jamaquacks are rare birds from Australia .  Being from down under, they always stand bent over, with their hands grasping their calves or ankles and shuffle along backward.  They are nocturnal by preference, and when they are out in daylight, they always try to wander off somewhere; only a third of the players can be jamaquacks at a time.  The rest must form a jamaquack pen by holding hands in a circle facing the center.  Two players create a hole in the pen by dropping their hands.  The jamaquacks gather in the middle of the pen, heads together and begin quacking and moving backward with their eyes closed, trying to find the way out.  While the birds are trying to escape, those forming the circle do their best to jam the quacks back inside the pen by GENTLY knee-bumping them.  Once outside the circle the jamaquacks can finally stand upright and open their eyes but they should keep quacking to let their species mated locate the hole.

7.10

Song: Brirds

(Sung to tune of "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush")
The first verse remains the same, with the children walking around in a circle holding hands.

2nd verse:
This is the way we scratch for worms.
(Children move foot in a scratching motion like a chicken)
3rd verse:
This is the way we peck our food.
(Children peck)
4th verse:
This is the way we sit on our eggs.
(Children squat down)
5th verse:
This is the way we flap our wings.
(Bend arms at elbows, and put thumbs under armpits, flap)
6th verse:
This is the way we fly away.
(children can "fly" anywhere they want, but return to circle at end of verse)

7.15

Prayer and Close: