Our co-op today was on the story Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say. It's about a boy's grandfather who lived in Japan and moved to California. He missed Japan and moved back to Japan, then moved back to California. The boy, when he grew up, also had lived in both places and understood how his grandfather felt, while in one country, he missed the other. The grandfather kept song birds, so for one of our lessons, a lady from a local pet store visited the co-op and brought several birds with her. Almost all of them the children could touch and hold. Here are some pictures of my boys.
Holding a cockatiel.
Some kind of chicken.
Holding a baby duck - reminded us of The Story of Ping.
Maccaw Parrot.
Another kind of parrot who wasn't being cooperative. He liked to stay on one person and wouldn't go to the kids hands.
The songbirds that cannot be held.
After handling the birds, we made an origami bird mobile. Since we've been home this afternoon, the boys have made their own origami birds and even paper cages to keep them in. They really want a bird, but I think it's just a phase at this point because they had so much fun with them today. We are NOT getting a bird. We already have a zoo here!
But I think you do need a bird! My kids would love it. :)
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