Living Things Research

Is your child talking about sharks? Dolphins? Sea turtles? Or snakes or scorpions? Our first graders are currently doing an integrated nonfiction reading and writing unit in conjunction with our science unit, Living Things. In partners, your child is researching and learning about a living thing of their choice through various informational resources - books, posters, fact cards, internet material, videos and our guest speakers! They have been gathering information and organizing them in categories: physical features (what they look like), animal classification (mammals, reptiles, fish etc.), and habitats. As they read, they also stop and jot down interesting facts about their living thing in their own words. After gathering and organizing their information, students will be creating and presenting their photo stories on their living thing in I.T. class before the holidays. Stay tuned!

"Wow! Did you know there are 100 kinds of different octopuses in the world?" - Alex
"I didn't know that snakes have no ears." - Kasper and Harrison
"Some orcas have lived as long as 80 years!" - Ananya