Virtual Learning 05/11/2020

Welcome to the NINTH Virtual Story Time with the Paddington Station Staff!


Today's Virtual Story Time features two story time read-alouds and some fantastic learning extensions.

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​The activities you will find in today's blog post are all centered around the great outdoors - grab some sticks and get ready to build and create! 

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Librarian Kelly is here to read you "The Clever Stick"

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Kelly would love to share some great activities related to "The Clever Stick" - Kelly always has such great ideas of how to extend the learning at home. 

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Science Teacher Wendy is also doing some activities involving sticks - today she is here to reach you all about bird's nests! 

Going on a Nest Hunt with Wendy
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Birds are out! Step outside your home nearly any time of the day and you can see birds flying overhead. Close your eyes and listen for their songs. There are so many types of birds in our area. See if you can tell the difference in color, size, sound of birdsong.

Grab a parent and a camera and walk around your neighborhood. Look at trees, under roof tops, on porches, and count how many nests you can find. Some nests are small, some are large, some are way up high! Here are some photos I took just on my block. If you find a nest, keep checking on it. You may see baby birds one day! Be sure that you don’t try to touch a nest. You never know who may be sleeping in there!

Things you can do to take care of the birds…

1. Set out some bird feeders - Birds love to eat nuts and seeds. Different types of bird food will attract different types of birds.
   
2. Create a watering station - this can be any large dish (I used a large planter saucer set on a raised block). Change the water every day. Birds will love the fresh drink of water!
   
3. Keep your cat indoors - house cats are one of the main threats to the safety of birds. My cats love to sit by the windows and watch the birds, but I definitely keep them inside.