Lions, tigers, and bears…oh my! Research projects in first grade are interdisciplinary mashups of language arts, science, social studies, library, Bible, and art.
First graders put their research skills to work during a sixweek long interdisciplinary unit on animals. Students began by conducting preliminary research on various animals; they eventually selected the one that interested them the most, and began in-depth research. Students combed through print, online, and multimedia sources, searching for more information on their animal and learning how to separate their findings into categories – habitats, predators, and physical appearance to name a few. The project culminated with the publication of books, authored and illustrated by each student, that presented the information students had collected during the unit.
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Prayers from a Different Point of View Students spent time during the unit writing a prayer from their animal’s perspective, allowing them to practice the key social, emotional, and intellectual skill of perspective taking. All hearts, even animals, can seek God!
