Rainforest Adventures
Posted by Maureen DialloThe first-grade scientists are coming to the end of a fun-filled Rainforest unit in Science! The class has explored each layer of the rainforest, including the forest floor, understory, canopy, and emergent layer. They zoomed in on some pretty amazing trees and plants, such as the bromeliad which has its own water tank and is a habitat for many bugs and frogs. Our classroom became the rainforest canopy and was filled with student-created animals like spider monkeys, macaws, and emerald tree boas. The first graders also created endangered rainforest animal posters to help teach others about animals in the rainforest. Each first grader gathered all of their knowledge of the Rainforest to create a nonfiction writing piece with a supporting illustration. As a final piece to our Rainforest unit, the first graders traveled to the Beardsley Zoo and were able to see many of the animals that they learned about like the golden lion tamarind monkey, ocelot, emerald tree boa, jaguar, sloth, and spider monkey.
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