Garden Birds - facts and poster
Added: 23 Dec 2016
Contributor:
Clare Quigley
Resource type:
Reference
An informative leaflet and poster on birds which can be found in gardens in Ireland. It gives ideas for ways to attract birds into your school garden and details of what they eat, along with an illustrated poster for identifying different types of birds.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE Geography
Strand: Environ. Awareness & Care
Strand unit: Caring for the environment
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- examine a number of ways in which local and other environments could be improved or enhanced
Suggestions for use: Use as a reference for project work on birds native to Ireland or for a lesson on attracting birds to the school garden through the use of nestboxes or birdtables.
- 5-6
- SESE Science
Strand: Living Things
Strand unit: Plant and animal life
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- construct and use simple keys to identify locally occurring species of plants and animals
- develop an increasing awareness of plants and animals from wider environments
- observe, identify and examine the animals and plants that live in local habitats and environments
- recognise that there is a great diversity of plants and animals in different regions and environments
