First and Second Grade Students Create a Rainforest
Part 1: How to Build a Rainforest
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Everyone on the 2nd grade hallway (and Mrs. Munro's 1st graders too)
worked together to build a rainforest.
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They made all of the parts of the rainforest. They made all kinds of plants and animals.
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Next they put everything in the proper place.
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They got help from the 6th graders who share the hallway and the teachers too.
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The results were a beautiful rainforest.
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It looked so good that they had a PTA program to show off all they had done and learned.

Part 2 Showing off the Rainforest