Science!

For this project, the children were paired up to research on an animal that uses camouflage. In our reading program there is a whole unit on camouflage, so I integrated this science project into that unit. The students also created posters and typed their reports.
Part of the Common Core Standards for ELA are collaborative projects and publishing works using digital tools. This research project hits many Common Core Standards for ELA!

Science: Classifying Leaves

We are studying plants in Science, and to look closer at leaves we did a great hands on activity. First I showed the stufents there are two types of leaves, simple and compound. Then, we went outside and picked different types of leaves to being back to the classroom. The students made charts and then sorted the leaves. We drew diagrams to record each type of leaf. They loved it!