When we say someone “eats like a bird,” that should mean the person eats a LOT. Every day birds eat many times their weight in food, so they have energy to fly. But hopefully eating like a bird doesn’t mean eating what a bird eats. Some birds eat tasty berries and fish. But a few types, like the robin, eat worms. As the birds walk around, their stomping makes the earthworms underground move around, making it easy for the birds to find them. Yum!
Wee ones: If a bird eats a worm, then a caterpillar, then a worm, then a caterpillar…what do you think the bird eats next to continue the pattern?
Little kids: If 3 birds go hunting for worms, how many stomping feet do they have? Bonus: If a bird pecks 11 times but grabs a worm only 3 of those times, how many pecks were misses?
Big kids: If a robin slurps up 6 worms every 10 minutes, how many can it eat in 20 minutes? Bonus: If a robin keeps eats 7 worms every 10 minutes, how many can it eat in 1 hour? (Reminder: An hour has 60 minutes.)
Answers:
Wee ones: A worm!
Little kids: 6 feet. Bonus: 8 pecks.
Big kids: 12 worms. Bonus: 42 worms, since there are 6 sets of 10 minutes in 1 hour.
