Hello Friends,
It has been a very long time since I have posted here. I have almost forgotten how to write a post! But I thought that I would try sharing again and I thought that I would start with a fun theme that we did in my classroom at the end of the year.
Kids love to learn about animals and so we took a few weeks to learn about this interesting environment.
After learning about the layers of the rainforest and the animals that live there, I placed colored paper on the tables and told my students to use what they have learned to transform our classroom into the Amazon rainforest.
I loved watching them work together and make a plan about what they were going to make. They came up with some great ideas!
Before transforming our classroom, we talked about the layers of the rainforest and the animals and plants that live in each layer. I choose the animal to learn about and import that animal upon my smart board. Here we are learning about the jaguar.
I love making books with my students because it is something that they can take home and share with their families. Drawing together with my students is one of my favorite parts of the week. So after learning about the animal, we got out our pencils and illustrated our books together. I do not allow them to start drawing with crayons or markers. I tell them that everybody makes mistakes and it is so much easier to erase your mistake than to start all over or become unhappy with your drawing.
The first thing we do is write the word "rainforest" on the handwriting line. I import this page on the smart board for them to copy.
Then we draw together.
When our drawings are finished, the kids use their crayons to color their pictures.
We do this for every animal, staple the pages together and when finished, they have a book to take home to share with their families.
You can find this Amazon Rainforest resource in my TPT store.
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Until next time,
