Shorter sentences for a 5-year-old: birds return in spring (5 simple ways)

Here are five shorter ways to say the sentence, written so a 5-year-old can understand:

1. In spring, birds return from warm countries to build nests.
2. In spring, birds return from warm countries to nest.
3. Spring birds return from warm countries to nest.
4. In spring, birds return from warm places to build nests.
5. Spring birds return from warm places to build nests.

Simple steps I used to make them shorter:

1. Change two words like “come back” into one word: “return.”
2. Use one-word verbs like “nest” instead of “to build nests.”
3. Shorten the start: “In spring” → “Spring” when it still sounds good.