The Sparrow family is growing (6 pictures)

From nest to young sparrows - learn about the life of birds through play.

How does a sparrow family have young? In this interactive preschool exercise, children discover in a playful way how sparrows build a nest, lay eggs and eventually have young sparrows. The task seems simple: drag the 6 images to the correct place so that the story of the sparrow family is shown correctly. This sorting exercise with exactly 6 pictures 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 understanding the world. Preschoolers discover how birds make a nest, lay eggs and care for their young. They learn to think about animals, reproduction and care in nature. 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 looking for a fun way to work on birds, nests, eggs, young animals, time awareness, vocabulary development, listening skills, understanding the world and digital literacy.

Let children discover through play how a sparrow family builds a nest and has young sparrows, while giving them a strong foundation for language, thinking and learning.

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

Learning goals

• Language development
  • Listening to and understanding simple spoken sentences.
  • Expanding vocabulary related to sparrow, nest, twigs, eggs, brooding, chicks, feeding and flying.
  • Extracting information from spoken language supported by images.
  • Making connections between spoken sentences and matching pictures.
  • Understanding concepts such as nest, eggs, chicks, first, afterwards and at the end.
  • Retelling a simple event using pictures.
• Logical and mathematical thinking
  • Ordering a series of six 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 arranging pictures.
• World orientation / Orientation to the world
  • Recognising that birds make a nest to lay eggs.
  • Understanding that young animals need care and food.
  • Connecting experiences with birds, nests, eggs and young animals to recognisable images.
  • Observing change: from nest building to eggs, chicks and young birds flying out.
  • Recognising a simple life cycle of a bird.
• 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 series of pictures.
  • Understanding that growing and developing happens step by step.
• 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.

QR code

You can use the downloadable QR code below to navigate directly to this app.