I love introducing children to brand-new books, hot off the press! I read Ostrich Girl written by Lesley D Biswas and illustrated by Anupama Ajinkya Apte, and I loved the possibilities of exploring this book with my book club! Here’s what we’ll do as we read.
Sounds
The Secret Songsters imitate bird calls to fool tourists into believing that there are lots of birds on Henry Island. That’s the perfect opportunity for us to explore bird calls! I will ask the children to imitate any birds they know, and then I’ll play a few bird calls for them to identify.
Bird Trivia
Children love trivia! I look forward to asking the children to talk to me about birds they know, after which we will talk about a few unusual birds—including the ostrich, the roadrunner, the penguin, the drongo, and more! We’ll also look at pictures of all the birds Ostrich Girl mentions.
Word Games
Spotting birds is fun! Even though we might not be able to do that together, unless I’m lucky enough to have a feathered visitor in my balcony during class, we’ll do a word search puzzle based on birds, both the ones we find in the book and others that we find easily around us.
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