Work on Hatching Chicks - you could do this as an alternative to the set English work or as an option for the afternoon if you fancy it. You can present your work in any way that you wish, as a document, photo of something handwritten or a slide show.
Quail.
Clip 1 Quail
Where do the quail live and why?
What do they eat?
Draw a quail and a quail egg. Colour them in. Why are they those colours?
Clip 2 The Incubator
What is an incubator?
What do the eggs need?
What does the fan do?
Why do we leave it for a day?
How big is a quail egg (roughly)?
Why do we put the incubator on a rocking cradle?
Clip 3 Putting eggs in the Incubator.
What temperature is the incubator?
How many days do the eggs take?
What date did we put the eggs in the incubator?
When is the first day they might hatch?
How many quail eggs are there?
How many chicken eggs can you fit in the incubator?
Bantams
Clip 4 Bantams
How many bantams are there?
Can you remember the colours and breeds?
How long do they sit on the eggs for?
Why do they get up?
Which day might we expect chicks to hatch?
Clip 5 and Clip 6 Bantam chicks
How many of the chicks are black?
What colour are the other chicks?
What do the chicks eat and drink?
How do the chicks keep warm?
Draw the bantams and chicks.
Clip 7 Growing chick
Clip 8 Chick food