The birds are hungry in winter (4 pictures)

Feeding birds in winter - learn logical sequencing through play.

What do you do when the bird feeder is completely empty in winter? In this interactive preschool exercise, children discover in a playful way how a girl helps birds during cold winter days. The task seems simple: drag the 4 images to the correct place so that the story is shown correctly. This sorting exercise with exactly 4 images helps preschoolers discover the correct order step by step.

Preschoolers practise their logical thinking by placing images in the correct order. They learn to think about what happens first and what comes later. This helps them develop a better understanding of time sequence, chronology and cause-and-effect relationships.

In addition, this free app stimulates language development. Each image is supported by clear spoken sentences. Children hear many spoken words and concepts. By looking, listening and acting at the same time, new vocabulary is remembered better.

The exercise also contributes to world orientation. Preschoolers discover that birds can sometimes use extra food in winter. They learn to think about caring for animals and about what happens when it is cold outside. This helps them better understand the world around them.

Thanks to the simple drag-and-drop controls, children also practise their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and digital skills. The free app is suitable for use on tablets, computers, interactive whiteboards and other digital learning environments.

This educational exercise is ideal for preschool teachers, support teachers, parents and supervisors who are looking for a fun way to work on birds, winter, helping animals, sense of time, vocabulary development, listening skills, world orientation and digital literacy.

Let children discover through play how a girl cares for hungry birds in winter, while also giving them a strong foundation for language, thinking and learning.

In the online logbook, parents and teachers can easily view afterwards which apps were played and which results were achieved.

Learning goals

• Language development
  • Listening to and understanding simple spoken sentences.
  • Expanding vocabulary related to birds, winter, hunger, food, bird feeder and feeding.
  • Extracting information from spoken language supported by images.
  • Making connections between spoken sentences and matching pictures.
  • Understanding concepts such as hunger, winter, food, bird feeder, first, afterwards and at the end.
  • Retelling a simple event using pictures.
• Logical and mathematical thinking
  • Arranging a sequence of four pictures logically.
  • Placing events in the correct order.
  • Reasoning about what happens first, afterwards and last.
  • Recognising cause and effect within a concrete situation.
  • Solving a problem by comparing and ordering pictures.
• World orientation / Orientation towards the world
  • Recognising that birds have more difficulty finding food in winter.
  • Understanding that people can help animals by preparing and offering food.
  • Connecting experiences about birds, winter, nature and caring for animals with recognisable images.
  • Observing that birds are hungry first and can eat later.
  • Understanding that a bird feeder can be a place where birds find food.
• Sense of time
  • Recognising a simple chronological order.
  • Understanding concepts such as first, then, afterwards and finally.
  • Ordering a short event with a beginning, middle and end.
  • Recognising change over time in a sequence of pictures.
• Digital literacy
  • Using a digital application purposefully.
  • Performing drag-and-drop movements to solve a task.
  • Using digital media to practise, listen and learn.
  • Working independently or with guidance on an interactive exercise.
• Motor development
  • Practising fine motor skills by dragging and placing pictures.
  • Strengthening eye-hand coordination when using a mouse, touchscreen or digital board.
  • Acting purposefully and with control within a digital environment.

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