Abree's school class had been studying the rain forest. Each student was assigned to do a habitat report on a rain forest animal. Abree chose THE RED EYE TREE FROG.
First, they were asked to do research at home, by filling out a questionnaire about their animal.
I appreciated how diligent Abree was about her research. Each day she would come home from school and work on a section of her questionnaire...WITHOUT reminding or prodding. Amazing!
Next, they took their research to school and wrote/typed up their report.
The final part of the project was creating a poster or diorama. Abree chose to make a diorama.
We started with a plastic dollar store frog.
He was the wrong color, so she painted him; green, orange, red and blue (belly).
Next, she painted the inside of the diorama. Blue for the sky and patches of brown and green for the ground. She also made a rain forest scene with colored pencils, for the backdrop.
The greenery from my dying Mother's Day flowers came in handy. It served as the moss and ferns on the ground, as well as the leafy canopy for the frog to hop on.
I don't think it was what she originally had in mind, but in the end I think she was satisfied with the result.
At the end of their report, Mrs. Palmerton had trained them to ask, "Are their any questions?" Classmates/parents would raise their hands and ask questions. The most commonly asked question was "How long does ____ live?" Every time, without fail, the presenter would say, "I don't know. I didn't research that." I think it kind of became a game.
Why did NO ONE research how long their animal lived??? :) Ha!
Good job Abree!
