1st grade animal research project

My class is wrappin' up our animal research projects this week! During the winter months, we spend some time researching penguins by using ...

I’m throwing it back to my second-grade days today! One of my favorite field trips was our visit to the local zoo. In preparation for this trip, my students would research an animal and become an “expert” on that animal. They would then write a non-fiction book to add to our classroom library. To start, […]

Animal Research Project (W.K.7 and W.K.8)

I can't believe it took me so long to post about one of my favorite units to do with my students. I *love* animals, and most children do as well, which makes animal research projects so much fun to do with primary students. However, the thought of having over 20 students working on researching a different topic at the early primary level can be a bit very stressful. I have worked through some tips and ideas to make it easier to allow students to choose their own animal to learn about, and to…

Animal reports are a fun way to get young students excited about doing research. Today I wanted to show how I differentiate my animal research unit for kindergarten all the way up through fourth grade

Second Grade Animal Habitat Activity. Habitat Diorama. Kids draw four different habitats and then choose from four different animals that go in each habitat.

Steve Jenkins and Robin Page have published so many beautifully , written nonfiction books together. To my surprise, when I visited St...

Teaching students about animal research reports is the perfect combination of nonfiction reading and informational writing!

I was first introduced to the idea of creating Animal Dioramas when my son (who was a first grader at the time), brought home a shoebox an...

It's that time of year again! Open House season is here and we are busily working on projects to share with our parents on our big night. One of the big projects my students will be working on is their Animal Diorama and Research Report. This was something I did for the first time last year, and it was a HIT! I got this idea after my son had to make a diorama for his first grade class last year. We had so much fun creating his animal diorama as a family project, that I decided it was…