Fall Fun and Classroom Community Building Activities 2017

   We started the year reading several versions of "The Three Little Pigs" which included "The Fourth Little Pig" and "The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig"...which led us into discussions about building a sturdy house as well as the benefits of taking your time to produce a quality product! In our room we often work in "Brain Buddy" pairs - because two brains are better than one. Below are a few pictures of buddies building a sturdy house using cardboard triangles and popsicle sticks; the task was that each partner had to show what the other partner did to assure that both folks worked together.

Some added a fence for extra protection !

 

Animal Adaptations Part 1      

                               Our Field Trip to Maine Wildlife Park 

The first graders in Gorham study adaptations throughout the year; especially animal adaptations and their unique ways they adapt to the changing weather. We were treated to a presentation by the park ranger as she explained the various adaptations of Maine animals to their specific habitats.

 

Taking a closer look before we head out to look at live animals and find out more about animal parts.

 

Taking a Closer Look and Recording Observations: Science Skills

In our science notebooks we have several pictures- all students have made a guess as to which they feel "have parts." About half of the class felt a leaf did not have parts..so we went out to collect leaves and draw what we found. In the end, we all felt that leaves do indeed have parts.