Students from Jeanne and Sandy's second grade rooms are reading, researching and recording information and their thinking about gorillas. The following site contained valuable information about gorillas. We viewed pictures of them in their habitat, looked at a map and saw the area that they lived in Africa and read about the way they communicate. It was very exciting to watch a short video on the National Geographic site.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/mountain-gorilla/
This important previewing gave us a strong background of knowledge to start reading the book
Gorillas Gentle Giants of the Forest by Joyce Milton and illustrated by Bryn Barnard.
Dolphins, wolves and honeybees are being read by other children in small groups. This kind of reading in a small community allows all of the children to have a shared experience in how to read and research a particular animal. We are all focusing on the ways animals communicate. Each student will also be researching an animal that they have selected for their individual research project.
Second grade research skills build on the ways of reading and the research skills that the students learned in first grade. They are excited as we all embark on this research project.
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