Bird’s-Eye and Ground-Level Views

Explore the difference between a bird’s-eye view and a ground-level view.

Materials:

• Bird’s-eye view cards (printout)
• Ground-level view game boards (printout)
• Scissors
• Drinking glass

Before You Play:

• Print out the cards and game boards.
• Cut out the cards.

How to Play:

1. Start by looking at the drinking glass and talk about the difference between a bird’s-eye and a ground-level view. Look at the glass from the side to see the ground-level view. Stand over the glass (as if you were a bird in the sky) and look down on it to see the bird’s-eye view.
2. Play the game. Take turns picking cards and matching the bird’s-eye view cards of the kitchen gadgets with the ground-level view pictures on the game board. Play with the color set first, then the black & white set (which is harder).
3. Pull out some actual kitchen gadgets and compare how they look from a bird’s-eye and a ground-level view.

Note: Learning left and right takes repetition and practice, usually over several years! Take your time and have fun together!