"Spoons" and "Tweezers" Meet Feathered Friends, Meet Kindergarteners

Early Sunday morning, while my kindergartener busily gathered necessary materials to turn herself into a queen, I noticed a drawing she made of an expertly rendered bird.

When I asked her about it she said, "Its a pigeon." Knowing that she is studying pigeons in her class, I inquired further. OMG, she knows A LOT about pigeons. For example: they eat popcorn, make "chirp, chirp" sounds, stand on roofs, some have pink on their necks and some have blue bars on their backs, homing pigeons go "around in circles and then come right back to their homes."

Moving beyond the specifics of the pigeon genus, more broadly to species, she wondered aloud, Why do ducks drink water that is disgusting? Why do some birds, like seagulls, swim? Good questions!

In Arbo's class, here's a few of the pigeon study art-e-facts that have been created so far:

These beauties are hanging outside the classroom... 

...alongside some photos of the kids doing observationl drawings of pigeons...

...and making books out of 'em.

(Gotta love the rigid lines of pixelated Minecraft pigeon!)

Back at school the kids are writing stories about pigeons and making more drawings. 

Oh my! What's this?? My daughter never mentioned anything about "spoons" and "tweezers!" Who knew?

Go, Barbara! No wonder the kids can draw pigeons so well. And, thanks for helping our kids make sure all the parts are there!