Before our April break, first graders learned about Earth Day and how important it is to take care of our earth - on Earth Day AND every day! We brainstormed ways that we could each make a difference and we created special vases as a reminder of our earth and all its natural beauty.
Continuing our study of trees, first graders started learning about how trees make their food, which led us to a discussion about leaves and what is happening on and inside trees right now! We took our nature journals outside and did some observations and some sketching of the tiny buds that are starting to "wake up and grow". We will continue to keep an eye on the trees around us and watch what happens as spring progresses!
First graders recently began a unit on opinion writing and one of our first activities was to read the book, It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw, and create some of our own "spilt milk" paintings. After creating our paintings with white paint and string, students then decided what their art looked like in their opinion and wrote about it. They added a few details with a black marker to help others see what they saw in their artwork and then wrote their opinion and two to three reasons why they think what they think.
