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We have to go to a garden, park or a playground in where we can listen to the birds. Then we ask the children to be in silence and to listen how these very beautiful animals sing. Once in the classroom again, we will comment with the children: "perhaps you haven't noticed it, but birds are everywhere: in the gardens, at the coasts, in the cities... If you pay attention to them, you will discover plenty of fascinating things about them: what do they eat, how do they fly, what kind of noises do they make, ... You know what? There are a lot of birds with different shapes and sizes, but all of them have some common characteristics: They have feathers to keep them warm They have two wings, although not all of them can fly (the ostrich can't fly because it is huge) Their legs are covered with scales, and usually have two claws. All of them have beaks and they are oviparous. Now we know a lot of things about birds; but let's learn more things... People, as you know, can talk, although not all of them do it in the same way: some speak English, some speak French, other people talk German and many more languages. Besides, some people speak very loud, some do it very fast; some have roar voices and others have squeaky ones. In spite of this, we love them all. Now we are going to learn some different sounds birds make. Then we will compose a very special song. The class will be split up into groups and each group will represent a different animal. When the teacher show the picture of one of those birds, corresponding group will emit the sound.
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