Encourage children’s curiosity about the natural world around them by learning a classic nursery rhyme about birds. Young learners can learn the nursery rhyme ‘Two Little Dickie Birds’ and act it out using the puppets provided.
They can then begin to change the rhyme, changing the phrase ‘dickie birds’ to the names of British Birds that they may have seen in the grounds of your learning environment or in their gardens at home.
These resources can be used at any time of year, or as part of the RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch in January and February each year. Visit the Big Schools’ Birdwatch website for more information about this national RSPB event.
Included in this EYFS resource pack
- ‘Two Little Dickie Birds’ nursery rhyme
- British birds identification sheet
- British birds puppet templates
- Teacher notes with guidance on how the resources could be used in the classroom
Early Learning Goals
Understanding the World
ELG: The Natural World
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of plants and animals.
Expressive Arts and Design
ELG: being Imaginative and Expressive
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs;
- Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and – when appropriate – try to move in time with music.