| What are I.D. Bird Cards? I.D. Bird Cards are educational tools to help children learn to identify birds. The design of the cards is based upon three part nomenclature materials used in Montessori classrooms. The cards allow for the image of the bird to be connected with the species name of the bird through a variety of learning games and opportunities. The card cover can easily be used to cover up the name of the bird while the bird’s image is being viewed. Through a variety of games, parents (or other educators) can help their children learn to identify birds. (See more below.) Why do children and Nestling Tours parents love I.D. Bird Cards? We have found that if children learn to identify birds before going into the field, they enjoy birding and hiking at a birder’s pace much more. We have also been astounded by how quickly children can learn and how much they enjoy learning with I.D. Bird Cards. If your children do not yet enjoy birding, please consider getting a deck of I.D. Bird Cards. Children will enjoy viewing the cards, playing with the cards, and learning to identify birds. Children will be excited to find the birds they know in the field. Some children even enjoy collecting these cards. To get your free deck of nine cards now, just fill send us your email address. Also, feel free to call us at 1-888-203- 7464 and ask for the your free pack of cards. |
| Helping your children to learn bird identification and to enjoy birding more!! First: Simply start by letting your children see the I.D. Bird Cards. Most children immediately enjoy the bird images and will be curious about what birds are on the cards. Many children just start reading the bird names as they look through the card deck. Second: You may want to go through the card deck with your children and help them learn the bird identification cues. If they (or you) need some help, consult a bird guide. Children will also learn by your example and start to consult a bird guide on their own. Within 15 minutes of using the cards, my niece consulted a bird guide for the first time in her eleven year old lifetime. Third: Through a variety of games which you can then teach your child, they will be able to connect the bird image to the bird name. One effective, simple game is to slip three to six I.D. Bird Cards into their plastic sleeves (which will cover up the name of the bird), mix the cards around, and then allow the child the opportunity to describe the name of each bird on the image. Some children can learn to identify 45 birds in just a few hours. In my family, the pace of learning varies. Parents will have more success if they can allow children to enjoy various paces of learning. Fourth: Take your child into the field (go birding with your children)! The next best way to learn these birds is to find them in a scope or through binoculars and to let your child identify them in the field. Though seeing a bird in the field is different than seeing them on the I.D. Bird Cards, children will learn to enjoy bird watching and identification in the field. Again, you will have more success if you allow your child to enjoy learning at a different pace than you and if you respect the different learning styles and rates of learning between children. Next: Allow your child to build a log of the birds they have seen in the field. The log can be supported by the I.D. Bird Cards (which fit easily in 3 by 3 baseball card plastic cover storage sheets). The log can also be supported by the Field Log Companion Cards (see below). If you have any questions about how to use these cards to teach or to learn bird identification, please contact us. We will also gladly send you a free deck of I.D. Bird Cards. Note on Field Log Companion Cards: Field Log Companion Cards will guide your child through the process of learning to identify birds. They also provide opportunities for children to learn field identification cues and to begin taking field notes. On the Field Log Companion Cards, the child can record the species name, the bird identification cues, the date they first identified the bird in the field, and other field notes. Note of Learning Games: More information on these games will be available on the web soon. If you would like more information, just send us a note over our website. Please include your name and email address so that we can email you this information. |
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