We are still in birds for our inquiry so here is a glimpse at our dramatic play centre. It is ALWAYS a work in progress but this is where we are right now. Mrs. K and I built the corner tree on a PA day and the pictures in the area are of birds the kids can recognize from our bird feeder. On our shelves are some bird stuffed animals, puppets, a bin of sticks, a bin of rocks, a bin of pine cones, a sensory bucket filled with sunflower seeds and of course our window is incorporated too. There are 2 stools (one for each window in the centre) and there are bird posters under the window too. They can look outside at our window feeder or hanging feeder and hope to catch a glimpse of a bird.
I just bought this carpet last weekend from Ikea. It was on $29.00 not a bad price at all. It really inspired them in the centre and made it feel more outdoorsy as they crossed the river or tried to swim. I am very happy with my purchase.
Finally, I wanted to draw your eyes to our bird board. These are the 9 birds that the children know all from watching the bird feeder at www.feederwatch.org. I found some nice crisp photos of them online and had them printed out. Then the children wrote out the names below the birds. There is definitely a reflection of our children's voices in this classroom. I am very proud of that!
Just in case you were wondering, here are the birds we know:
1) Evening Grosbeak
2) Chickadee
3) Black crowned sparrow
4) Downy Woodpecker
5) European Starling
6) Blue Jay
7) Ruffed Grouse
8) Pine Grosbeak
9) Grey Jay
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