Kindergarten Forest Animal Research

Recently Mr. Childress' kindergarteners visited the Media Center to learn about forest animals in conjuction with their camping unit. Although the students come weekly for storytime and check out, this was their first time to do research in small groups. We talked about what the word "research" means and why the Media Center is a great place to go if you want to learn more information about a topic. After looking around the Media Center, the students decided that books, magazines, and the computers were all things we could use to find information.

For this project, the students used PebbleGo, a wonderful website with four non-fiction databases. Our school subscribes to this site and students may also access it from home (parents--please email Mrs. Husketh or Mr. Childress for the username and password). We used the pictures in the animal database to help us find the article about each group's animal. Each student had a book to write down information and draw pictures about their animal's body, habitat, and diet. After learning about their animal in the Media Center, the students shared what they learned with their classmates.

Check out some of our learning in action!