The bird talk

class III

1. The Bird’s Talk Prepared by-Miss Uma Tiwari

2. Learning outcomes- Able to recite the poem with proper intonation. Able to understand the meaning of difficult words in the poem. Able to write summary of the poem Able to tell the differences between humans and birds. Able to recognise different birds and tell few lines about them. Able to tell sounds made by different birds. Able to answer some riddles on birds. Able to write rhyming words.

3. Introducing the poem- Imagine that the birds are talking. What they will talk about? How birds are different from humans? Name some birds that you have seen. Have you heard birds signing ? Which birds have seen singing? Which is our national bird? Is the life of birds in danger? What we can do to protect them?

4. Summary There are lots of ways in which birds can communicate with each other. They either sing, talk, dance, cuddle or fight with each other. This poem is about two birds sitting in the garden talking about how they differ from human beings. They boast of the fact that they have feathers that humans don’t have. They say that they can sit on wires and things also but humans can’t. They feel that they enjoy more freedom as they can fly away with their things to any place that they want to go.

5. Let’s read and enjoy the poem.

6. Answer the following questions now. Q.1 Name the two birds in the poem. Ans. The two birds in the poem are robin and jay. Q.2 What are the three things that people can’t do? Ans. The three things that people can’t do are- People can’t fly. People can’t sit on wires People can’t eat beetles. Q.3 What do birds think of people? Ans. Birds think that people are different from them and are funny.

7. Uses of beaks of birds Grooming Moving objects Killing prey Fighting Feeding young one’s Searching food