We HAVE stared a new reading unit that is all about animals and camouflage! Most of the stories will be expository text. Expository text gives information or explains something. It uses facts about real events or people. It presents information in a clear way, and gives events in the order in which they happen. We have started a writing and research project this week. Each student chose an animal to learn about, research, and write about. We are working on the written protion in the classroom. At home Iwould like each student to make their own diorama about their animal and its habitat. Please help your child prepare a simple diorama.
Use a box (shoebox works well) to create a diorama demonstrating animal camouflage. It should represent the animal and its surroundings, including how it uses camouflage. The following link is an excellent source for instructions: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Diorama
The dioramas are due back at school on February 1st. We will attach the written project done here at school to the at home diorama project and put them on display. Please let me know if there is anything I can send home (paper, shoe box, modeling clay) to help with the project. Have fun and use your emagination. Students will only be graded on the at school writting portion of this project based on a rubric and not on the at home diorama.
Thank you!
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