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Classroom description: 18 students, 4 ESOL, 2 gifted, 2 learning
disabled and 10 wanting to be challenged!
Goal: Our Standards require me to teach Animal Characteristics. We
Discovered that Animals are broken into two major groups,
Invertebrates and Vertebrates. From that we studied Vertebrate
groups of Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Birds and Fish. Then
we looked at Invertebrates. My goal is to challenge the
students to learn more about their insect!
Progress so far: The students discovered that the Insect group was the
largest group of all animals. They have learned the parts,
habitats, eating and life cycles of insects. Each student has
chosen a different insect. They have written a report on their
insect and created a model. They have seen the animals on the
internet and have caught their insects. Seeing them is very
hard!
Special Day: We have a “Bug Day with Dad”. During 4 hours in the
morning each student’s dad comes and participates with their
child completing centers. They will have a math challenge,
writing challenge, graphing challenge, reading challenge and
computer challenge. In the computer lab they will use their
face and create their insect that they have been studying. They
will show that they know the parts and habitats of their
insect.
End goal: First grade is the time to develop inquiry skills. My
students need to be challenged to a higher level! These
students have amazing technology in our county! We have the
large Promethian White boards in every classroom. They are
linked to the lap top and web. The students create flip charts,
look for information on the web and create reports right in
front of each other! What an incredible addition for these
digital kids to experience, BUGSCOPE!
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