Planet Research

The first and second graders practiced using a table of contents and index; they were each assigned a planet for which they had to find out three facts.

The next week, second graders worked with partners to find the same three facts for ALL EIGHT planets and put them into table format.

First graders got to take it easy and listen to a readaloud about why Pluto is no longer considered planet number nine. A few of them drew pictures of the solar system while they listened: