I read the book Bird Builds a Nest by Martin Jenkins to the preschool artists. We talked about pulling and pushing and practiced those movements. We talked about what birds eat and why food is important for our bodies. They each got a bottle of glue, a small paper plate, and scraps of yarn and material to create a bird’s nest. Then each little artist got two cardboard birds to paint to add to her nest. I added googly eyes onto each bird. It was a very successful lesson!