Birds lay eggs...

Here are some photos from our bird unit:  

Puffy Egg Paintings

The students had lots of fun with our puffy paint.  We made it from 1 part Elmer's glue and 2 part shaving cream.  We added a drop or two of food coloring then mixed with a spoon.  They worked with red, yellow, and blue to mix colors if they wanted.  Then they used their fingers or a craft stick to paint eggs of different sizes.  Our first step... just playing with & exploring plain shaving cream!

And the final product:The students chose to make one large egg, two medium size eggs, or three small eggs.  They later selected nest materials and the word egg written in several choices of fonts.  We talked while making these about how nests keep the eggs warm and safe from rolling & breaking.

Three little birds dressed up for our Spring Concert!