If you were an animal living in the New England area, how would you cope with the cold winters?? Well, first graders can tell you! We spent some time recently in our outdoor classrooms learning about just that!! There are four main ways that animals cope with the cold: hibernation, dormancy, migration, or remaining active. We also learned about various animals that do those things and did a fun sorting activity.
First graders have begun learning about nonfiction writing and reading. We have been learning about nonfiction features that help the reader better access the information. Some examples of these are photographs, labels, captions, headings, maps, etc. Students learn about the features and then search for examples of them in their books. They also create pages to help them remember what each one's purpose is and how they help the reader. The second goal of learning about these is that students will use them in their own nonfiction writing.
First graders enjoyed their second session of Snow Motion at Cochran's this week! For the second week in a row we had perfect snowy conditions and the kids LOVED it!! Thank you Mr. G!!!
We kicked off our new science unit on Organisms with a Science Extravaganza Day! The focus for our day was learning about different animal traits or features and why or how they are helpful to that animal. We also learned about camouflage and did a fun activity with it!
We read this great book to get us started! And then chose one of our favorites to draw and write about.
