Day 57 - Mon Dec 10: Minus the craziness of the Food Drive, today's homeroom was much more relaxed than last week. Once the morning administrative tasks were tackled, I popped open the field guide that resides on the corner of my desk.
Almost immediately I heard, "Which is your favorite bird in that book?"
How could I possibly answer this?!
"There are so many really cool birds. Like this one . . ." [pointing out American Kestrels to a growing gaggle of kids]
This one statement led to more questions which in turn led to even more questions and so on and so on.
The innate curiosiy is perhaps our strongest ally in the fledging of new birders. They yearn to learn more about the world around them. Their minds are blank canvases waiting for a masterpiece. These masterpieces can come in many mediums - soccer, playing violin, performing in plays, etc.
Why not birding?!
Even if birding does not become their prime focus, it can really enrich their lives in SOO many ways.
This morning's Kestrel uriosity craze enticed me to be a bit more birdy this week ; )
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