The Neighborhood Study

Today we launched our social studies unit - the neighborhood study. Students began by responding to the prompt: "Write and draw about what you see in your neighborhood." After the writing assignment, we started reading the book, "A Walk in New York" by Salvatore Rubbino.  

the first graders love this book!

There's lots more to follow in our exciting new study.  Tomorrow, we are going on a neighborhood walk with James to observe places and buildings in our neighborhood.  Soon, the first graders will also have their first "how to draw" lesson around cityscapes. We will use the book "Make a World" by Ed Emberley to learn how to use simple shapes to make a city skyline.

This is just the beginning of our exciting work around our neighborhood! We are so excited to continue our study!