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02 Plot Summary
03 Academic Key: Vocabulary
03 Emotional Key: Relationship Skills
04 Conversation Starters
05 Journal Prompts
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plot summary
Nerdy Birdy likes reading, playing videos games and reading about video games.
He doesn’t have eagle’s impressively sculpted muscles, cardinal’s glossy red
pompadour or robin’s super worm vision. He is lonely until he finds a flock of other
nerdy birdies who also like World of Wormcraft and carry light sabers!
Then Vulture, a new bird with strange eating habits and enormous wings, moves
in. Will the other nerdy birdies accept her? Isn’t there always room for one more?
Together we discover how to show kindness to others and what it means to be a
friend.
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academic key
We selected this book for its vocabulary.
Children learn many words in context and with multiple exposures. In Nerdy Birdy,
kids will learn the the words scrounging (Birdy looking for breadcrumbs),
pompadour (the cardinal’s hair combed into a high mound) and enormous (the size
of the vulture’s wings). Don’t worry about teaching every last new word – focusing
on a few keeps kids learning and having fun.
"After all, there's always room
for another Nerdy Birdy!"
emotional key
We selected this text for relationship skills
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In this book, Nerdy Birdy doesn’t feel like he is as “cool” as the other birds. Then,
he meets a lot of new friends just like him. But when a new bird comes to town, the
other “nerdy birdies” don’t include her because she “weird.” Nerdy Birdy, who
knows what it’s like to be lonely, invites Vulture to play and accepts her differences.
This teaches us to be yourself and reach out to others.
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conversation starters
ACT IT OUT
Decide who will be Vulture and who will be Nerdy
Birdy and have fun playing together. Being silly is a
great way to demonstrate friendships. Feeling super
creative? Dust off a kiddie pool, line it with brown
butcher paper, rip up some cardboard boxes and hop
in your nest!
TALK IT OUT
Talking about books is a great way to boost story
comprehension and vocabulary.
Why did Nerdy Birdy feel excluded (left out)?
How did he find a group of friends?
What happens when Vulture comes to town?
What does this book teach us about friendship?
MAKE IT PERSONAL
Discuss what makes a good friend. Think about friends
with whom you share similar interests or activities.
Maybe you play family? Or superheroes? Think about
friends that are different from you. Do you friends
who like being messy? And others who always want to
be clean? Can you all still play together?
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journal prompt
Ask your child to draw his/her favorite part of the story. Some 4-year-olds will be
starting to use letter-like forms or use a letter they know over and over again. If a child
draws a scene with characters, consider adding a speech bubble as in the story.
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