Did you know the longest octopus is 30 feet long, a dusky dolphin can be trained to raise a flag, and the box jellyfish’s nickname is sea wasp? Families and peers discovered this and many other fascinating facts during the First Grade Sea Animal Presentation yesterday. The Lori Schiavone Commons was transformed into an underwater scene as students shared their research, organized using bubble thinking maps. After choosing a sea animal, each student explored its features, habitat, life cycle, food chain, and unique characteristics. They crafted scripts based on their findings and created detailed illustrations to enhance their presentations.

This project extended across campus in a true cross-curricular collaboration. In the innovation lab, students filmed videos featured during the event. In art, they created seahorse pieces and clay jellyfish. In the library, students researched animals. Classroom extensions included writing creative “house rules,” haikus, and diamante poems inspired by their sea animals.

The result was an engaging showcase of research, creativity, and confidence.