This week our "roots" became stronger on the subject of trees and their benefits to the world. The children continued to work with their partners to organize the information they discovered from the research they began last week. Each team of partners presented their information orally to the class. Due to the fact that we were out of our room for several Red Ribbon Week activities this week, it took three days to complete their presentations. Today they wanted to put a tree on a wall in the room so they could put their facts on it, so we did that very thing.
At our Thursday afternoon meeting, we started talking about ways to conserve energy in our homes. I was really surprised when one of my boys mentioned cleaning the lint filter in the clothes dryer! Ironically, some of the girls didn't know what he was talking about!
Our recycled materials are mounting up, and I am eager to see how much money the students will earn at the end of our project. I think it will be interesting to see what they think we should buy for our room.
At our Thursday afternoon meeting, we started talking about ways to conserve energy in our homes. I was really surprised when one of my boys mentioned cleaning the lint filter in the clothes dryer! Ironically, some of the girls didn't know what he was talking about!
Our recycled materials are mounting up, and I am eager to see how much money the students will earn at the end of our project. I think it will be interesting to see what they think we should buy for our room.
http://www.idahoforests.org
There is some serious academic skills being acquired, i.e. research, speaking, and presenting information. Students are also learning lifeskill lessons going on here. Not only learning about "going green," they are also learning fire safety. The lint filter of dryers cause a large number of house fires each year. Way to go!
ReplyDeleteThe students are really understanding what conservation means! I have a neighbor, he works with the Federal Forest Service. He used to work in Idaho. I have many stories about the Idaho forests. The students are compiling a great number of skills in this project.
ReplyDeleteIt takes 450 years for a bottle top to "go away." Wow.
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