Our class is beginning a unit all about Trees. Today we started by drawing what we thought a tree looked like. We then took our learning outdoors and explored the trees nearby. We identified the roots, trunk, branches, twigs, leaves and even some ants crawling around.
We learned a new word- OBSERVE: to look carefully. We noticed that not all trees look alike. We labeled the parts of a tree and used our bodies to express each of the parts.
We also began to look at how conifer trees are different from broadleaf trees. We need to talk a little more about this before they will recognize the terms.
Also, as you are out and about, encourage your child to observe the plants. Some questions to ask:
-Is it a tree? Does it have a trunk?
-Describe the leaves.
-What shape are they?
Encourage your kiddo to bring some leaves to school. We will be pressing them in the phone book.
We are in need of a phone book. Please send it in if you have one.
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