Kids can learn about birds from making crafts that feature different types of birds, bird seeds and pictures of bird habitats. For instance, you can feature a craft about birds from all over the world and help the kids make a picture collage or book showcasing these birds with bird seeds attached to the border of the page for added decoration. You can use spray-on glue around the border to make the page sticky and help the kids sprinkle bird seeds over the glue. Talk about the places birds live and help the kids write down facts on the collage or book. Most children in preschool can't write, but most will be able to understand a basic lesson about birds across the globe. Cut out pictures for them to include in their books or help them paint certain birds. Feature other birdseed crafts and talk about why birds like seeds and other foods.
Read stories or information books about birds to the children. Choose books that work best for their age range and talk about the story afterward. See what the kids remember and ask them to draw certain birds they learned about in the book. Some good books include "About Birds (A Guide for Children)" by Cathryn and John Sill and "Birds, Nests and Eggs" by Mel Boring and Linda Garrow. Make black-and-white copies of the pages in the books and encourage the children to color them.
Preschool children also love to get outside and learn from their environment. Take the kids to the zoo and spend extra time at the bird exhibit. Some zoos feature enclosed areas where kids can hold cups of apple juice and allow birds to fly down and drink the juice. You can also take the kids to a local nature area and see if they can spot any birds. Encourage them to collect sticks, rocks and other materials to use for projects later on. Talk about the birds you see and bring up facts about their habitat and behaviors.
Watch educational movies about birds that are geared toward small children. Find movies about all types of birds so the kids get a well-rounded education about the different birds in nature. Help the lessons stick by featuring a few bird games after the movie. Encourage the kids to flap their arms like birds or show pictures of birds in the movie and see if they can guess which species it is.