Paste the wire first, then the black birds onto the paper in position. With your white crayon, draw your bird shapes onto black paper. Tip: once painted, tilt your paper side to side to blend the colours further.Ģ. Create an abstract painting with your chosen colours and with water, blend together. Materials: watercolour paints, paper, paint brush, black paper, scissors, white crayon, glue.ġ. – Explore flight and propulsion with this fun whirlybird!Ĭreate some gorgeous birdy artwork with these ideas: Working in pairs, have each person take turns to build a tower and state the coordinates. On your own grid, use unifix blocks to build a city. Complete the grid as per the key and state the coordinates for each item.Įxtension. The birds overlooked a little farm from their wire. Mapping Coordinates – Bird’s Eye View: Map a Farm. Play the same game using fractions – use parts of whole items and/or pictures. ’15 is greater than 5′, ’12 is less than 18′, ‘6 is equal to 6’.ģ. If student is unsure they can use the numbers on the number line to see how they ascend.Ģ. Ask, which is larger? Smaller? Equal? Use the print outs to show each answer. Count out 2 piles of toys (upto 20 objects depending on level). Objectives: Practise skills in counting, comparing, estimating, place value and fractions.ġ. Materials: Greater Than, Less Than print outs, bundle of toys / real life materials. Play this fun game to extend your counting and comparing skills. The birds argued that they were bigger, louder, better than one another. snapped, snorted, pushed, shoved, hassled, heckled, scowled, etc).ĭownload the Angry Birds Verbs sheet here. Write some verbs (doing words) around the angry birds to describe their silly actions. (To make it easier for less advanced students, cut a different pattern inbetween each bird so that they will easily be able to match the birds back together. Separate each bird so that the matching pair can be re-found by stating the two rhyming words. ‘at’ in cat, hat, sat), but the sounds are the same.ĭownload, laminate (optional) and cut out the Rhyming Words, Rhyming Birds to play a rhyming game. Some may not have the same rime spelling (eg. (Check out Anna Kang’s ‘You are (Not) Small’ and ‘That’s (Not) Mine’ about disagreements).įind the rhyming words in the story. How did they argue? How did they resolve the issue? Write a story about a pair (of animals or humans) who fight over an object. What do you think the birds learned from their squabble? How did they solve the problem in the end? Do you think they will always share from now on?ĭo you ever have times when you don’t want to share? What are some things you can share and what are things you can’t share? When Bird Blue first shouted at Little Black, what are some things that he could’ve said so that they didn’t argue? What might you do if someone was angry at you? Do you think these birds are happy with each other? What does their body language tell you about what they’re thinking? What do you think they’re upset about?ĭo you think Bird Blue should’ve shouted at Little Black to go? Do you think Little Black reacted well? Do you think one of the birds will be the winner? What would be the best solution? What are some kind and friendly ways to solve the problem? How did they react when they both wanted to sit on the chair? Did they argue about who was there first, or who was bigger, or louder? ‘Two Birds on a Wire’ is a perfect read aloud book for early childhood readers with a vision to learn the importance of sharing and problem solving, and have a giggle at a pair of silly birds at the same time! It’s about ‘seeing’ the bigger picture, and not getting tangled in pettiness. But from another clever angle is Coral Vass’s underlying theme of valuing cooperation and unity. The unique angle that Heidi Cooper Smith has so cleverly introduced is highly effective. So, let’s get some perspective here! The story takes place above a country town, overlooking trees, farm houses and animals. The illustrations are eye-catching to say the least, but I also love the softness of the autumn colours in the background that remind us to enjoy the tranquility that is right in front of us (or below if you were a bird on a wire). The fun rhyming verses, together with the characters’ exuberance and cheekiness brings out plenty of laughable, yet thought-provoking moments. Some puffing and panting later, the bickering birds turn tail and decide to rather sit together and enjoy the view. When the pair refuse to share, pandemonium strikes and the snapping, snorting, pushing, shoving, hassling and heckling battle breaks loose. In an utterly amusing and entertaining tale, two birds Black and Blue, pick a squabble up high on a wire. Two Birds on a Wire, Coral Vass (author), Heidi Cooper Smith (illus.), Scholastic Australia, 2015.
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