Working with English
This section of our learning zone concentrates on using bird-related material to learn and practise a number of different English language communication skills.
The basic skills can be broken down into the following areas:
The basic skills can be broken down into the following areas:
- Speaking, listening and understanding
- Reading and writing
- Communicating everyday experiences, thoughts and opinions
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Bird data sheets - designed for older pupils
Read, write, understand, word games, use in projects. Barn Owl Blackbird Great tit Mistle Thrush Mute Swan Red Kite Robin Song Thrush Sparrowhawk Swallow Solutions to word searches |
Bird data sheets - new to reading
Simplified version of the above Barn Owl Blackbird Great tit Mistle Thrush Mute Swan Red Kite Robin Song Thrush Sparrowhawk Swallow |
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Bird behaviour - general information on birds Solve bird-related problems and answer questions using information obtained by researching bird data files.
Identifying birds Movement Ideas and examples for use in lesson plans Short pieces using different writing styles to communicate bird behaviour. Examples Contributions from children Examples of work produced by young children Watlington red kite poems Watlington bird stories |