Later the same day the teacher reads about the emergent layer. We will color and draw the emergent layer animals and plants. Today we choose a plant from the chart the teacher has prepared the students to research, write about and make a mini-book in class, and then draw in art in the days following. This will be the beginning of our own rainforest in our room. Day 5 Activity Watch a video about the rainforest.
Teacher asks questions about the video.
By timed pair share the As and Bs will share special points and what they have learned. Day 6 Activity Teacher provides books, encyclopedias, and magazines to research plant of their choice. They will have been instructed about main idea sentences. We will decide on several as possible choices. They must write one main idea sentence and four supporting detail sentences as a first draft with double spacing.