Info+for+Teachers

1) Send 1 or 2 photographs: Take a picture of a tree in or near your schoolyard. Please include a picture of your class as well – they can be near the tree or it can be a separate photo. Please identify the kind of tree if possible.
 * HOW TO JOIN THE PROJECT **

2) Class activity – draw a picture of your class tree. Pay attention to and include as many details in the drawings.

3) Teachers can scan 2 or 3 student drawings and send these (or take a close photograph if a scanner is not available). Include the students’ FIRST NAMES only for each drawing.

4) Email pictures and scanned work. Include name of school, school address, teacher name, and grade level. If you have a class blog or webpage and would like that linked to the wiki, feel free to include that as well.

5) Participate in each monthly activity and email the information to be added.

NOTE: Always feel free to expand upon these simple monthly ideas… My goals are to keep this SIMPLE enough for any classroom teacher to participate and network as many first grade learners as possible. If you would like to share MORE activities, websites, books, photos, video messages, or examples of students learning that is directly related to the monthly activity, please feel free to share!

The intent is to continue to teach to your standards and engage learners through this collaborative educational exchange – and NOT add more to the teacher’s busy schedule.

** Classes are welcome to join our project at any point in the school year!

Send photos, scanned pictures and info via email to:

Cindy Buchanan cbuchanan@waukee.k12.ia.us Type "TREE" in the subject line. Please allow 48 hours for the photos and information to be added to the wiki.