K-2 Non-Fiction

I am planning to model with the Honey bees. student will stop and jot info during a read aloud.  Then we'll type the info and add pictures.  Next students will be broken up into groups of 4 each group will study one animal.  Gather facts.  Draw pictures and insert info into Power point presentation.

The science and technology teachers are working together on the non-fiction research project.  We are placing the students in groups to gather information on their particular subject.  We are making information packets and using books (do not have internet access) for the children to use in their projects.  They will bring their work to the computer lab where they will type the information and add pictures into a Powerpoint presentation.  

I have 28 students in my class.  I'm going to divide them into 7 groups of 4.  Each group will have a different animal of their choice.  They will be given different topics about their animal that they need to research. I will be modeling how to do research through mini-lessons using honeybees. They will do their research using books and the internet.  Once they have completed their research, they will then create their own books by typing their information onto the computer.  They will also be adding non-fiction pictures from the internet and pictures that they have drawn that will be scanned into their books.  The goal of this project is to not only learn about their selected animals and to work well in a team, but to also increase their computer skills.

I have 28 students in my class.  I am going to divide the class into groups 4-6.  Each group wil be given an animal as their topic.  As I model each days activity the students will work togther to do the task with their group.  The students will be given opportunities to draw pictures of the honeybees and their animals where they can be added to the books.  

Our class has finished phase 1 of the project. We are on our way to completing the second phase. The children have written out their books and will soon type them.

I have 23 students and we are finished with phase one of the project. Soon we will be typing our animal books. The students chose their own animal and during reading workshop took notes. They can't wait to start typing!