Bryce and Caleb's class had been working on their Zoofari project for about a month now. I went into help in the classroom a couple times before Emerson was born and got the pleasure of helping them. They each picked an animal and they had to research this animal. They had multiple areas that they had to collect facts about ie. habitat, looks like, enemies, babies, and fun facts. They used library books and the Internet to collect their data. They then had to compile all these facts into a report. In art they then made a clay figurine of their animal and a habitat. It seemed like a really intense project for 1st graders to undertake but they all seemed to really enjoy it.
Caleb's animal was a hammerhead shark. He has been really into sharks lately and he said he picked a shark because he thought he could make that out of clay.
Bryce picked a lion. They both did a wonderful job on their projects. It was so fun to see all the hard work that all the kids had put into the projects.
After the projects were completed they invited all the parents in and we all walked around and they gave a little speech about their animal and its habitat. First grade is pretty advanced these days. I'm pretty sure I never had to give my first speech until junior high.
On the same day as zoofari was kindergarten registration. I feel bad because with the boys I was very on top of things. With Abby I had to fill out the forms there and I had completely forgotten to bring her birth certificate, immunization record and dental check up card. Oh well, she will get registered one way or another I just now have a list of stuff I have to get to the school over the summer. She didn't seem too excited about it. I think she is nervous and is going to miss hanging out with me everyday.
Our Future Kindergartner
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