Bird games help preschool children learn school readiness skills.
A child's work is play, so playing games is an effective way to teach preschool children the developmental concepts they need to be ready for success in kindergarten. Young children are fascinated with the world around them, especially by animals, plants and birds. Developing bird games to teach kindergarten readiness skills is a creative and motivational strategy to ensure learning. Bird games can be developed to teach just about any developmental skill, including numerals and letter identification and following directions.
Numeral Identification Bird Game
The "Numeral Identification Bird" flannel board game requires children to count the number of birds the teacher has put on the flannel board, to find that numeral in a set of numerals arranged on the floor by the flannel board, and to put the numeral on the board. When a child is correct, the teacher staples a paper feather to the paper headband each child has been given for the game. The child who has the most feathers at the end of the game wins. The game can be played over and over again until headbands are full of feathers.
Following Directions Bird Game
The "Mother Goose Says" game is similar to "Simon Says." Each child is given a laminated picture of a bird. Be sure to distribute multiple birds of the same color or kind (owl, woodpecker, crow). The teacher says something like, "Mother Goose says I want all of the yellow birds to fly to the cubbies," or "I want all the woodpeckers to hop to the art center." Children who respond to a direction without the "Mother Goose says" prompt are eliminated. The children still standing at the end of the game are the winners.
Alphabet Bird Card Game
The purpose of this game is to help children recognize the beginning letter of a bird's name. Give each child a laminated card with a letter on it and have them tell you the name of the letter. Show the children laminated pictures of birds with names that begin with the letters the children have been given. Arrange the bird pictures on the floor in front of the children. Ask each child to put their letter card on top of the bird whose name starts with that letter. Put a bird sticker on their shirt if they are correct. Play again by giving each child a different letter. The child with the most stickers is the winner.
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