Summary
A full Nature Cat episode (two segments, ~26 min). In “Window Worries” the friends help birds avoid windows, and in “The Pinecone Genie” they learn how pinecones hold and spread seeds. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Birds and pinecones star in these two segments about how living things grow and spread.
- Why is a window tricky for a flying bird?
- How does a baby bird look like its parents?
- What is hidden inside a pinecone?
- How do seeds get from one place to a new place?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: bird, window, pinecone, seed, parent.
Try it: Go outside and find a pinecone or a seed. Draw it and label where its seeds are.