Feed the Birds / Señor Tapir Says Adios
From Elinor Wonders Why · 2021
25 minPre-KK1stScienceSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Elinor and her friends set out to feed the neighborhood birds and discover that different birds eat different foods — seeds, insects, nectar. Then Señor Tapir is moving away, and the kids find a caring way to say goodbye to a friend.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Different birds need different foods — and goodbyes need care, too.
- What different foods did the birds in the story eat?
- Why won't one kind of food work for every bird?
- How did the kids help Señor Tapir feel loved when he moved away?
- How could we help birds near our school?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: seeds, nectar, insects, beak, farewell.
Try it: Match the bird to its food: draw three birds and the food each one eats.
Try it: Make a goodbye card like the kids did — who would you give it to?