Arboretum Trip and the Silver Pheasant

The trip to the Arboretum was really exciting and fun.  It was nice to get out of the classroom for some hands on learning.  This trip would be great for elementary students because they get real life experiences in the particular habits.  It always was great to use technology and creativity with the digital cameras because you were given a choice of what to take pictures of and you go to work together as a group to decide what you wanted to study. 

The project about the rainforest and creating your own animal allows students to identify with one animal and create it however you want.  Doing the art project felt relaxing, but stimulating at the same time.  It allowed freedom to draw and explore different pictures of the animal and chose where you wanted your animal to be.  It will be a beautiful mural at the end with everyone's work coming together to create the idea of a rain forest.