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 Our
school has a Reading Courtyard. We are very lucky that our classroom is
one that has a door that opens directly into the courtyard. We went
outside to see what kinds of flowers and trees were planted in our
courtyard. We watched from the window each day for the first signs of
the colors of spring to bloom. The first day that we noticed the
Aristocrat Pear tree in bloom, we took our self selected reading outside
to enjoy the warm air, gentle breeze, and beautiful blossoms of the tree
overhead. We learned so much about the pear tree and how the pollen
from the blooms sticks to the legs of bees. They carry the pollen to
other blossoms and help to pollinate the flowers. We later have fruits,
vegetables, and other pretty flowers because the bees help us as they
drink the nectar from the blossoms. We took pictures of us enjoying our
books under the blooming tree.
We enjoyed the breeze so much and seeing the blossoms fall in our
hair that it inspired our class poem:
An Acrostic Poem About Spring Awakening
in Our Reading Courtyard
Sunshine
yellow and warm
Pretty
pink and white petals
Rising
and falling
In
the silent wind
Never
ending beauty of red, purple, pink, and yellow in our
Garden
just right for reading
Curriculum Requirements:
Describe interactions of organism with their environments
Explain how organisms are dependent upon each other for survival
offspring upon parents for basic needs, flowering plants upon
bees for pollination, and bees upon flowers for food
Create mental images when reading
Read a substantial amount daily
Choose own books for enjoyment
Use writing as a tool for communication
Participate in shared writing
Use available technology for expression
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