Oh, the Places We'll Go!
Debbie
Rastin
Gr. 2/3 Trafalgar School
London, Ontario, Canada
In our class, we
read The Important Book (Margaret Wise Brown). We wrote poems about being
in Mrs. Rastin's class and living in Canada. We decided to write a poem about our
city, London, Ontario. There were lots of things that we wanted to say and we had to
choose carefully. We liked writing the poem, and now some of us are writing other
"Important" poems. Thank you for letting us be a part of this project.
Illustration by Randy
The Children's Museum by Storm
The important thing
about London is the people.
The Thames River runs through and it’s called the Forest City.
There are schools to learn in and churches to sing and pray.
There are hospitals and stores.
You can check out the dinosaurs at the Children’s museum
and the real animals at Storybook Gardens.
Swimming in Fanshawe Lake is fun,
BUT the important thing about London is the people.
Illustrations by Jin and Randy
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Resources ~
Ontario
(Ontario government site for kids)
London, Ontario
The Children's Museum
Storybook Gardens
~ Government Standards ~ |
Writing:
-uses words and pictures to create a message
-chooses words that are most appropriate for intended purpose
-produces pieces of writing using a variety of forms
-uses words from their oral vocabulary, personal word lists, and class lists compiled
through brainstorming
Visual Arts:
-describes how the secondary colours can be created by mixing the
primary
colours (e.g., blue and yellow make green)
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-identifies types of lines in art works and in the
environment (e.g.,
horizontal, vertical, diagonal)
-describes the relationship between an art work and his/her own experiencesSocial Studies:
-locates his/her local community, as well as Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, and the various countries studied on a globe or map
-compares the characteristics of his/her community to those of a different community
-uses maps and globes to locate countries as part of a comparative study of families from
countries from different continents
-communicates information, using media works, oral presentations, and written notes and
descriptions |
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