Sunday, May 12, 2013

Animal Research Project

We have been learning about animals for the past few weeks and really showed off our learning with an animal research project.  Here is the finished product:





We attached a rubric to the back of our projects and colored in each of the things that living things needs when we added them to our projects.




To make the project, each student chose an animal based on a set of Pebble books I checked out from the library.  We used the books and the website, Pebble Go, to learn about our animals.


Pebble Go also helped us with research skills and allowed us to integrate technology into our learning.  They LOVED using it!

It is a VERY useful sight for kinders because it meant for emergent readers.  The site is written in kid friendly language and reads the information to students.  It also has videos of the animals and allows students to listen to the sounds the animal makes.

We also wrote books about our animals that included a table of contents and information we learned about our animals.  Of course we dedicated our books, too!  (They LOVE that dedication stamp!)






We used many organizers and such to creat these projects.  You can get them in my shop as a freebie.

Happy Sunday, everyone!

19 comments:

  1. Your projects are great! We are getting ready to learn about zoo animals and this might be fun to try! Thanks for sharing!
    Michelle

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  2. I would love these as a freebie! This would fit right into our zoo unit! The kids already do research and this would be a great way to showcase the information!

    Thanks.

    renetowens@sbcglobal.net

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  3. I love that website of Pebbles Go. I have ordered a lot of books from Pebbles this year. I am going to have to see if my principal will get that for us next year. LOOKS AWESOME!! Thanks for sharing!
    Robynn
    BusyBees

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  4. This would really fit well with the zoo unit we do. I would love to have this as a freebie.

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  5. Awesome teaching! Love the rubrics on the boxes. Yep, kinders can research!
    Jayne
    smartkidsgammons.blogspot.com

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  6. We just finished our animal research, but I would love to have it for next year.. Love the table of contents..

    sincerely713@Hotmail.com

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  7. i would love this for next year!!!! :)

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  8. I love how you incorporated the research with writing a nonfiction book, complete with table of contents. I'd love to see more in a freebie. :) Thanks for the ideas.

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  9. Please do post your organizers and rubrics!

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  10. What a great way to bring content and writing together! I would love to try this. Could you please post organizers. I am trying to use technology to share the work we do in class with at home. Have you ever tried podcasting for your students work? or little Bird tales?

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  11. What a great way to bring content and writing together! I would love to try this. Could you please post organizers. I am trying to use technology to share the work we do in class with at home. Have you ever tried podcasting for your students work? or little Bird tales?

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  12. Love your animal research projects! So glad I found your blog, I'm your newest follower!

    ✿Sue✿
    Science for Kids Blog

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  13. I really love these - they look so enjoyable for the kids, not the same old same old!
    Thanks for sharing your ideas - and like the comments before me, I'd love a freebie!
    Following along now in Michigan,
    Lynn

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  14. ....and I just found it - thanks! :)
    I have a new colleague coming down from 3rd grade - she thanks you too!!

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  15. Would love this as a freebie. dmwoods@atlanta.k12.ga.us. Thanks!

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  16. I would love this also as a freebie! tgrant1981@yahoo.com

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  17. i would love this freebie. Thanks

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