Today I introduced my
Galapagos Animal Unit with my students and I could not be more excited! I started the lesson with a brief
discussion about my trip to the Galapagos Islands and then showed pictures of
the animals I saw on each island.
I had previously made a photobook with pictures from the trip, so I was
able to show my students REAL pictures Miss Barry REALLY took with her REAL camera
(their jaws hit the rug).
Then I read the book We’re Sailing to Galapagos, A Week in the
Pacific by Laurie Krebs. This
is a wonderful picture book with fun rhymes and beautifully collaged
illustrations. Students were
engaged instantly and wanted to know more about each animal. Next week each student will be working
in a small group and the focus will be on learning about one specific
animal. I have prepared a variety
of learning channels such as books, videos, websites, and pictures to teach
them more about their animal.
But today we focused on voting on which animal they wanted to explore more about. Each student wrote their name on a post-it note and then put their name on one animal. They were basically popping out of their seats to vote! I can already feel the energy from my students about this exciting investigation about the Galapagos animals.
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