Blackbirds: Kindergarten Science Project: Science Outline

Kindergarten Science Projects: Blackbirds

This 34-page kindergarten science project, which is based on Blackbirds, will help children to use their local surroundings to investigate and respond to questions about animals in their natural habitat all year long. Reading and writing non-fiction can be utilized to teach English and science.

Helps children to ask questions and find answers, first through observation and then from other sources. Learn about

• - colour/identification

• - what Blackbirds eat

• - where they live, how they move and their nesting behaviour.

The pack will help you teach science holistically - the best way for Kindergarten children to learn! This science project is only a mini one, but your pupils will be highly engaged! Teach science as it is meant to be taught!

This Science project has been created with kindergarteners in mind, gently introducing important language.

It has been written by a specialist in Early Years Environmental Education (ages 3–8) who is knowledgeable about how children learn.

Your Science curriculum covered:

This Blackbird's science project will lead pupils to:

• Identify and name the blackbird

• Explain and contrast the anatomical features of a blackbird

• Describe the habitat of a blackbird

• Describe the behaviours of a blackbird

• Learn the term: omnivores.

When this mini science project is completed, you can compare it to other birds or even to other animals in the local environment.

What is included:

1 PDF

Contains:

1. Lesson guidance and notes for 2 lessons (but you could stretch these into more lessons if required)

2. 3 reading pages (print A3 and fold into A4, or print 2x A4) fully differentiated

3. A series of 4 pictures telling the story of nesting blackbirds, with multiple uses including:

4. 1 page mini black and white pictures of the story - suitable for making into a child's own book

5. 2 coloring pages

6. 3 Blackbird Facts worksheets - differentiated

7. 4 reading comprehension sheets (based on the factual reading pages) - differentiated

8. 2 writing sheets for factual writing - differentiated

9. 5 beautiful photographs