On the first school day of each month, students collect information about the weather in that city. They can compare from month to month and plot high and low temperatures over the course of a year. Talk about the different characters in the book. Your town's growing population. Collect population statistics for your town as far back as they are available.
Students can create graphs to show how the town's population has changed over the decades.
Wants and needs. Invite students to make a list of the things they would want to have to have a good life. Ask students to discuss and draw pictures to show how their yards would be different if they let them go natural. Help students collect pictures of your town over the years. The products we use.