Hurst learning zone
Bird projects in primary schools
The more young people know about birds and the environment, the greater the
possibility that they will show an interest in conservation, and the greater the
benefits to us and future generations.
Identifying birds and observing their behaviour can provide a wealth of
different material for use in primary school lessons.
Apart from reading, talking and writing about birds, our bird projects also
provide:
- An opportunity to get out in the open, enjoy nature and take some gentle
exercise
- A challenge to use observational skills to identify different species and
their behaviour, record what is seen, heard and felt
- A platform to demonstrate creativeness and thinking skills by producing
solutions to problems related to birds.
How does this website bring the two themes together
We have divided the website into the following areas:
Learning objectives
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Links
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| English communication
Using bird-related material
to learn and practise a number of different English language communication
skills.
Includes word searches and problems to be solved.
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English zone |
| Working with numbers
Working with numbers,
collecting data, analysing data, solving numerical problems and communicating
numerical information.
Includes how to carry out a look-see survey.
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Numbers zone |
| Gentle physical exercise
Some ideas for gentle physical exercises to learn more about bird
behaviour. |
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| Pictures for use in school projects
A selection of pictures which can be used for educational
purposes. The owners have granted permission for such usage. |
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Techniques used in our material
From the environmental point of view our material includes many facts about
selected birds and general bird behaviour.
From the English point of view we have built in exercises that allow for:
- Improving reading and comprehension skills
- Expanding vocabulary, word searches, scrambled words
- Problem solving
- Improving observational, recording, analysis and reporting skills
- Communicating numerical information
- Making comparisons
We have produced many examples of how bird themes could be incorporated into
different uses of English, e.g. writing an instruction manual, a diary entry, a
newspaper article.
Age ranges covered
The bulk of the material has been written with older primary school children
in mind and for teachers to adapt to all age groups.
However there is some material aimed at younger children new to reading and
expressing themselves in English.
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