Fall is All Around Us!

I've got a lot of catching up to do with blog posts, but I couldn't wait to share this meaningful learning experience that two first grade classes have participated in over the last couple of days. As we've all noticed, the temperature is dropping, leaves are changing color and falling, animals are preparing for winter, and many other changes are occurring. First graders have been some of the most keen observers of these changes!

In science, first graders have been busy learning about the changes that fall brings. With the help of iPads and the app PicCollage, students took pictures of signs of fall and then wrote about their photographs. What a great way to tie science, writing, and technology into a lesson!

                                                

Students capturing signs of fall

A student writes about the sign of fall shown in his photo

A student writes about the sign of fall shown in her photo

A student's finished work