I hope you had a great weekend. Did you enjoy the warm and sunny weather? We did! I have more exciting news to share. The eggs in Magdalina's nest hatched! There are 4 tiny baby birds in her nest! Look how cute!
What do you notice about these baby birds? How will they change as they get older?
When they are bigger and learn to fly, where do you think they will go? Did you know that many birds will fly south when the weather gets colder? Look at the picture to discover what "south" means.
This is the map of the United States of America. The black x shows where we live, Ohio. The arrows are all pointing down. They are also pointing south! These arrows show where birds go when it gets colder. I wonder why they fly south? Do you have a prediction?
Here are some clues:
Clue 2:
Clue 3:
Can you figure out from the clues why some birds fly south? It is warmer when they go south! Birds like to go where it's warm, because they can find more food, like the berries in clue 3. That's why you see lots of bird here now when it's warm but not as many birds in the winter when it's cold. This is called migration!
Other animals fly south too! Scarlett sent us a Marco Polo of an animal she has that will fly south. Do you remember what kind of animal she is watching grow? Caterpillars! A caterpillar will turn into a...
Monarch butterflies migrate when it gets cold too!
We have two migration games to play today!
Migration game 1: Your goal is the get your bird or butterfly to fly from Ohio to the south! You will need a balloon or a ball to be the butterfly or bird. Next go outside and mark a starting line and a finish line. (Parents, put the starting line on one side of your lawn and the finish line on the other side of your lawn.) The starting line will be Ohio. The finish line will be the south. You and your family need to pass your balloon/ball to one another starting in Ohio and working down to the south. Don't let your balloon/ball touch the ground! If your balloon/ball makes it all the way to the south without touching the ground, you did it! Your bird or butterfly migrated south!
Migration game 2: (Parents, you will need a collection of 3 different colored beans, noodles, stones or other small pieces for this game.) You should have some small objects that are 3 different colors. First, sort the objects by color. Next, decide which color will represent food. (For example, all the green beans will be food.) Now, decide which color will be water. (For example, all the blue stones will be water.) Last, decide which color will be something dangerous for the bird or butterfly. Something dangerous might be a predator or bad weather. (For example, red beans could represent a storm.) Now, go outside and scatter all your colorful objects around your driveway. Just like the last game, have one side of your driveway be Ohio and the other side of your driveway be the south. You are going to pretend to be the bird or the butterfly that will migrate south! But along the way, you must pickup food and water! Careful, don't pick up something dangerous! Start on your starting line and pickup as many objects that represent food and water as you can until you make it to your finish line. Have fun!
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