Bicultural literacy Student wetland and Savanna Books

Wetland Class

Learning about wetlands

Wetland Watch Program

Field trip

Identified aquatic invertebrates

Made stuffed animals

When the program finished Ms. Lisa asked us if we wanted to continue to learn about wetlands Ms. Lisa asked us if we wanted to continue to learn about wetlands We said yes and decided to make wetland books We said yes and decided to make wetland books

Researching plants and animals for our books First, we looked at Earth-Cards First, we looked at Earth-Cards

Researching plants and animals for our books Second, we researched websites on-line Second, we researched websites on-line

Researching plants Common & scientific names Common & scientific names Physical characteristics Physical characteristics Native or non-native Native or non-native Adaptations Adaptations Population and status Population and status Habitat Habitat Animal or human use Animal or human use

Researching animals Common & scientific names Common & scientific names Physical characteristics Physical characteristics Camouflage & adaptations Camouflage & adaptations Range, population, and status Range, population, and status Reproduction Reproduction Prey and predators Prey and predators Animal behavior Animal behavior

References We kept track of all websites We kept track of all websites

Designing our books Template books Template books Our own writing and illustrations Our own writing and illustrations

Illustrations Painted Painted

Illustrations Drawing Drawing

Asked reader Comments Comments Answer 3 ?’s Answer 3 ?’s

Sharing our Knowledge Class in Kenya Class in Kenya

Sharing our Knowledge Kenya class interested in California Wetlands Kenya class interested in California Wetlands

Students read our books Each student chose which book they wanted to read based on their interest Each student chose which book they wanted to read based on their interest

Pen pals Kenya students wrote letters to us Kenya students wrote letters to us Comments Comments Answered 3 ?’s Answered 3 ?’s We wrote them back, thus becoming pen pals We wrote them back, thus becoming pen pals

Savanna books They constructed books for us just as we made wetland books for them. They constructed books for us just as we made wetland books for them.

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