Helping the birds

Today was Fresh Air Friday. We started the day with centers and then got going on our outdoor project for the day.  We have observed that with all this early snow most of the insects have gone underground or aren't around anymore and many of the berries and seeds are covered by snow. We wondered if this might be making life a bit tricky for the birds. So, we decided to make some natural bird feeders to help the birds get through this unexpected early snow that has probably come before they were ready to migrate.

To make our feeders we went to the Whispering Woods to collect supplies. Mrs. Hamby, Mrs. Armour, and Ms. Boyer also brought some extra supplies for us to use like birdseed, lard, apples, grapes, and twigs.

Once we had collected our supplies we created our feeders in the classroom.

At the end of the day we took them outside and hung them up in the trees for the birds. We hope they enjoy these yummy surprises!