Stories Building a Birdhouse
A1 Suitable for KS4 and above Literary Fiction Environment

Building a Birdhouse

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Kim builds a simple birdhouse from wood and hangs it in her garden.

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A KS4/5 A1 Short story + 8 simple comprehension exercises.

Building a Birdhouse

A1

Kim likes birds. She sees a small bird near her window. She wants to make a house for it. Her father has wood, nails, and a hammer. Kim watches a video: cut wood, nail four sides, add a roof, make a small hole. The first house is ugly. The second is better. She hangs it on a tree. After one week, a bird comes inside. Kim feels like a builder.

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