Our nonfiction reading project this spring in first grade is "Animals Featured in Fairy Tales." In preparation for this project, the students have been reading different versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs. The animals featured in these tales are the bear, wolf and the pig.
This first grade research project begins with the study of the American Black Bear. This is the most common bear in North America and is the kind of bear featured in Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Students brainstormed questions that they had about the Black Bear and a teacher recorded their questions on a chart. As they found answers to their questions during the research about the animal, a check was placed next to that question.
Students then gained knowledge through listening to a teacher read a book aloud about this kind of bear, watching videos about the bear and read and highlighted information of interest in articles. Students had many opportunities to share their knowledge and questions with a partner and then with the whole group.
Students then wrote information of interest gained from these different sources into their research packet organized into the categories of habitat, body, diet, life cycle, communication and interesting facts. Pictures of the bear were shared with the class and each student chose a photo that reflected one of their facts and used the photo as a guide to create their own illustration for the cover of their research packet. They also chose facts that they considered important to include in a poster for each animal along with additional pictures that matched their facts. Their poster will then be used to help teach the community about their animal.
This process is repeated for both the study of the wolf and the pig. Each student will share their research knowledge at our “Author’s Celebration” on the morning of June 4th with their families.
The following are links to three of the videos about the American Black Bear shown to our first grade researchers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijIePq9gGfo Bears in Yosemite National
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