Music, art, photography, poetry and stories are different ways to share information about a topic. The children researched these different ways of expressing knowledge in relation to plants. The book "The Tree in the Ancient Forest" by Carol Reed-Jones had the children talking about the roots and their function. An image of a hollow tree in the book provoked a conversation as to what may have happened to that tree to cause it to die. Jayla noticed that the tree was still important because a squirrel was living in it.
The children used watercolours to paint their own picture and share their knowledge about plants. Some of the children sang "What a Wonderful World" as they painted. After the paintings were completed, each child wrote a poem to describe their image. Here are their pictures and poems:
The children used watercolours to paint their own picture and share their knowledge about plants. Some of the children sang "What a Wonderful World" as they painted. After the paintings were completed, each child wrote a poem to describe their image. Here are their pictures and poems:
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| Squirrel Brown, Fast Hiding, Sleeping, Eating He lives there Tree By Oliver |
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| My garden growing Cold windy day Blowing the seeds Beautiful By Grace |
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| Squirrel Grey, Small Sleeping Eating nuts in a nest By Sophie |
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| Flowers Purple, Pink Growing, Standing Straight Giving the bees honey Garden By Jayla |
Beautiful!!!!
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