The Happy Little Hurleys celebrated the completion of their project based learning (PBL)on nocturnal animals by publishing their own non-fiction texts. Nocturnal animals were introduced with a study of bats and owls. Informational writing, a goal of the Shrewsbury Writing Project, was modeled in each classroom. Students chose their own nocturnal animal to become an expert on.
The second grade scientists conducted text and online research to learn about their animal's habitat, adaptations, diet, physical features, and world location. They used a pillar (organizer) to outline their information and write their text. The authors planned their layout and design in a folio and added the features of a non-fiction text to their book.
Happy Little Hurley Publishing held a launch party Friday, January 17th to celebrate our second grade authors. Hundreds of parents, families, and friends attended. The young author's and illustrators shared their knowledge of their nocturnal animal and the publishing process with an overflow crowd. The audience was awed by the thoughtful, detailed, work on the PBLs. Parents, grandparents, Coolidge faculty and staff meet with individual authors to learn about a variety of nocturnal animals and marvel at the high quality work produced by the authors/researchers. Many fans stayed for lunch to continue the celebration.
Thank you to everyone who supported this wonderful PBL experience!
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