Our Human Bodies!

The diversity and creativity of my students amazed me as they presented their human bodies to the class. I told them if they were each able to explain all four systems through their project, then they would not need to take a test on the body. I am proud to say they were able to do so, and their projects were impressive.

The Human Body

My students have been studying the human body for the past month. As a culminating project, in groups of two, they needed to create a human body. The only rules were that they must include all bones from the pelvis on up, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the circulatory system, and the nervous system. They wasted no time in getting started.

Biographies

After finishing reading My Mom's Best Friend a biography about Sally Hobart and her experience getting a new guide dog, my students decided to create their own biography. We started by brainstorming and coming up with interview questions. Each student then picked another student's name out of a hat, and then chose 15 questions to interview them with. After the interview, we continued with the writing process, creating a rough draft, editing, and then making a final copy. This was a good opportunity for them to write in the past tense. We finished the project with the students practicing fluency and reading aloud to the class. Not only was this an interesting writing assignment,but we also learned a little something new about each student.