Fun Website for First Graders

For their last visit to the computer lab, first graders had fun using the website Build Your Wild Self (http://www.buildyourwildself.com/) sponsored by the New York Zoo. This creative website allows the kids to create a human character with their favorite animals parts. This is a fun way to learn about the characteristics of animals. It is also a great story starter. After creating their Wild Self, the students were challenged to write a creative story about how they turned into their animal character. Here is a wonderful example:

One time we went to the grocery store. My mom bought this bottle that said, "This drink will change your personality!" My mom didn't think that was true. But I did, so I had a drink. When we got back we saw a butterfly. It went on my finger. I grew butterfly wings. I flew home instead of driving. When we got home there was a cockroach on my floor. Then I grew antennas. I stayed like that forever.