We weren't able to plan a second field trip for the spring, so we decided to do a nature walk with our first graders. We are lucky enough to have a big field across the street from our school, so we got bagged lunches, had a picnic, and let our students explore. They had a blast! To start out the day, we gave our students a checklist for a scavenger hunt. Before letting them explore, we discussed different items that could be straight, round, smooth, etc. Then we gave our student brown paper bags to collect what they found. After our students found all of their items, they got the chance to share what they found with the class, and then write about it in nature journals. The nature journal is a foldable book that has a page to write about what they saw, heard, found, and their favorite part of the activity. There are also blank pages for students to expand their writing. I let my students glue some of the things they found into their journals, too. Here is an example: For my students who finished early, I created another writing activity for them to do. For this activity, students were asked to use what they found on their scavenger hunt to create a picture and write about it. They were so creative and had so much fun writing about their pictures! I hope your class has as much fun as we did! :)
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For the AZELLA (Arizona's English Proficiency Assessment) the students must ask questions about a picture and describe a picture in complete sentences. In order to help them practice, I have created picture writing prompts. For these, I first display the picture to the class. I have them share questions with partners to ask about the picture, and then I have a few students share with the class. This helps my students build their oral language skills, and it helps them practice using more details in their writing.
We have been learning about ocean animals, so my students really enjoyed writing what they knew about each animal in the pictures :) |
AuthorMy name is Paige. I taught first grade in Arizona for 3 years and am currently in my 6th year of teaching Kindergarten in California. I love creating engaging activities to do with my students! I hope you find these activities to be just as much fun to do with your class! Categories
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