Last Friday, Gan students celebrated their learning, All about Wildlife vs. Domestic Animals. The learning process was through books, slideshows, lessons and hands-on activities. We focused on animal habitats, animal nutrition, animals’ way of camouflage, animal literature and the type of vertebrate. We went on a special field trip and we wrote our own “Gan Animals books”. Our final project focused on different animals that the children choose. They built their habitats and crafted the animals in it.
During our learning, the children enriched their vocabulary, practiced writing, reading, math, STEAM, Hebrew and Jewish studies, all in one! All subject areas were inspired by our PBL. At the end of the unit, we celebrated our learning with our families, our big buddies and the whole school with class visits. The class did a wonderful job answering questions and showing their creativity.
Quotes:
“My animal is an Eagle. It is a bird and it is a wild animal. Eagles are carnivorous animals, they eat other animals. The eagle can not camouflage. I chose the eagle because it can fly and it can eat other animals.”- Noam
“My animal is a chicken. Chickens are birds and they are both wild and domestic animals. Chickens eat corn, fruits and vegetables. They do not camouflage. I chose the Chicken because it have feathers, they can fly a little bit and they can help you to live because they can give you eggs.” – Lucy
“My animal is a Salamander.I chose the Salamander because it is cool and it is so tiny that big animals don’t see them”. Salamanders are amphibians and they are wild animals. Salamanders eat worms and they do not camouflage.” – Jonah
