Bird Adaptations

This week, we explored all about birds - feathers, beaks and claws adaptation of birds. I explained how adaptations help an organism to survive. 

We started with feathers. We identified down feathers and flight feathers from our feather collections.

To explain how birds have different types of beaks and the kind of food they eat, I used

1.     Straw to represent the beak of humming bird

2.     Scissor to represent the beak of eagle

3.     Pliers to represent the beak of parrot

4.     Tooth pick to represent the beak of kingfisher

5.     Spoon to represent the beak of a duck ( I don’t have a slotted spoon)

6.     Coffee filter to represent the beak of pelican

I made these cards to go with it. You can download it here.

We also talked about the shapes of claws and how birds have different foot according to their habitat and food habits.

Note: Please let me know, if there are any mistakes in the nomenclature cards.

Human Body: The Internal Organs

Children love to learn anything when they have a realistic model. This week, I want to share our activities on Human Anatomy.

I wanted to make a four part Nomenclature cards to go with the ‘squishy human body model’.  I downloaded the three part cards from here, and make the definition cards separately. My little one matched the picture and name, placed the corresponding organ, and read the information card.

The model is really good.  My little one enjoyed taking the organs out and reassembling it.

If you want, you can download my definition cards here.