Model birds

St. Mary's RC First School

After deciding together what might have lived inside the empty cage in Molenaer's 'Two Boys and a Girl Making Music', Year 1 made these model birds from papier mâché and wire. They first drew their designs referring to images of different birds in picture books and magazines. Each bird's weight is carefully balanced so it stands upright before taking to the air...

Curriculum areas covered: Art and Design, Design Technology, Science
Key skills: Problem solving, Information-processing