We discovered that all birds: have feathers; lay eggs; have a beak instead of teeth and have wings (but not all birds fly). After enjoying the book, ‘A Busy Day for Birds’ by Lucy Cousins, we went on our own birdwatch around the school grounds. Some children even brought in their own binoculars and books about birds later in the week. Can the children recall which birds they spotted or heard?

The children made cake for the birds, who visit our class apple tree, and then had a go at writing simple instructions to help them remember what to do next time. Some of us have been introduced to the magic pencil: it helps us to check our writing for capital letters and full stops.

We have also enjoyed playing bird bingo and creating a sliding mechanism so our birds can move towards each other.