Spring in Show Low, Arizona

That's What Happens When It's Spring!

Lorie Marchant's First Grade
Show Low Primary School
Show Low, Arizona

Books we read:

Hamilton Duck's Springtime Story by Arthur Getz
Clifford's Spring Clean-Up by Norman Bridwell
and numerous books by Beatrix Potter

We had just finished participating in Project Groundhog online, which had involved learning about the weather in our community. We discussed how you can tell when spring has arrived and looked at the recent weather data we had collected. Then we brainstormed what spring looks like, sounds like, feels like and smells like in our community. The children made a word web of these ideas. Then the children wrote reports about springtime in Show Low and illustrated them using Kid Pix and regular crayon drawings. A few days later we also wrote poems about what spring is.

Here is one child's report about spring in Show Low:

I like to skateboard and play in the Springtime. I like baseball. I see bees in the grass. Mice see dogs. I feel warm. Birds are in the snow. That's what happens when it's spring!

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Here is one child's poem about spring:

Spring is fun
Spring is nice
Spring is the best
But most of all spring is cool!

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Standards

Arizona state writing standards addressed by this project:
W-F1. Use the writing process, including generating topics, drafting, revising ideas and editing, to complete effectively a variety of writing tasks

The Arizona State Technology Standards addressed by this project:
Students use technology tools to enhance learning, to increase productivity and creativity, and to construct technology-enhanced models, prepare publications and produce other creative works.

The Arizona State Language Arts Standards addressed by this project:
R-F5. Analyze selections of fiction, nonfiction and poetry for their literary elements such as character, setting, plot, sequence of events and organization of text.