 Our
favourite fall book this year was Fall Is Not Easy by Marty
Kelly. It is a story of a tree who likes spring, summer and winter
but in the fall he just cannot seem to get his leaves to change
colour appropriately. They become everything from hamburgers to
cows to pumpkins before they all fall to the ground. The children
did an art project and designed their own ideas of what the leaves
may look like.
We decided to write a Senses poem this year as it is part of our
Science curriculum. After we had written the poem, the students had
a chance to illustrate it. There were lots of suggestions as to what
we can see, hear, smell, feel, and taste in the fall. Here is our
final product.
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FALL
We
see
leaves changing colour.
We
hear
Canada geese honking.
We
smell
candles burning in jack-o-lanterns.
We
feel
mushy pumpkin goo.
We
taste
pumpkin pie. |
This project covered many areas of the Grade One Curriculum. In
Language Arts, it satisfied the following expectations. The
students will:
1. read a variety of simple written materials (e.g., signs,
pattern books, rhymes, children's reference books) for different
purposes
2. communicate ideas (thoughts, feelings, experiences) for
specific purposes
3. organize information so that the writing conveys a clear
message.
In Science it covered expectations in the Earth and Space
Systems (Daily and Seasonal Cycles) strand and Life Systems
(Characteristics and Needs of Living Things) strand. Students
will:
1. demonstrate an understanding of changes that occur in
daily and seasonal cycles
2. compare the different characteristics of the four seasons.
3. identify the location and function of each sense organ.
In Visual Arts it covered the following expectations. Students
will:
1. produce two- and three-dimensional works of art that
communicate ideas (thoughts, feelings, experiences) for specific
purposes;
2. use the elements of design (colour, line, shape, form,
space, texture,in ways appropriate for this grade, when
producing and responding to works of art.
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