A Leaf Can Be .....

Today, we were very excited to share with the students some special leaves that Mrs.Chlumecky; ( Grade One teacher); got from a neighbour.  She thought they were leaves from an Elephant Plant but found out they came from another exotic plant but couldn't remember the name. We will use our computers or the smart board to find out where they came from.  

When Mrs Abela saw these leaves, she shared with us the perfect book;

" A Leaf Can Be....." by Laura Purdie Salas

The students were amazed at the size of the leaves.

One of the students said; "a leaf can be a fan".

Then Mrs. Olafson used the largest leaf to fan the whole class.

Mrs. Olafson said...."This huge leaf can be an umbrella for 4 friends, at the same time."

The students helped to put the leaves in order from largest to smallest.

This student wanted a picture of her laying beside the leaf to show everyone how big the leaf was.We then explored both standard and non-standard forms of measurement.

A meter stick 
The students learned that a meter stick was a standard form of measurement.

This student wanted to see if she was bigger then all of the leaves. This was a great example of non-standard measurement.

These students used a measuring tape, which they found out was a standard measurement.

This student worked a long time to see how many linking cubes it would take to be as tall as the leaf.

The students really enjoyed using their imagination with the leaves.

"The leaf can be....
a hat".

"The leaf can be ....a hat for two". 

We will be working on creating our classroom version of;

A Leaf Can Be....