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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Inttro to Ohio Animal Study

Every year it's fun to really listen to the students express their interests.  I know I have mentioned this before, but it seems as though it's different every year.  A couple years ago, my students were interested with outer space.  Last year it was any and all forms of transportation.   And this year the students are all about ANIMALS!  We have noticed that the students love all types of animals...rain forest, ocean, reptiles, house pets, birds, and animals that we see around our homes. 

Last week after our bit of snowfall, we began discussing what happens to all the animals when the weather begins getting colder.  Students asked if we could build the animals a shelter so they have a place to keep warm.  As the week progressed, a few students made this "nest" for some birds to stay warm and possibly to "build a nest someday."
 
With it being a short week we briefly started talking about what makes an animal "wild."  We jotted down a list of "wild animal" characteristics as well as some of the wild animals that can be found in Ohio, or around our neighborhoods. 

You can see in the following picture how excited the students were to add their input. 
Later that week, I went to the library and picked up a few animal books that were all on our list.  The students were beyond thrilled to look at the books.  We have even had a couple student begin writing books during Writing Workshop about their favorite Ohio animals.  

We have a very busy week coming up.  
Don't forget about our Fall Friendship Feast on Wednesday at 6:00pm.  
We hope to see you all there!
Mrs. Julie Atkin

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