It's Not a Box... It's a Bus!

A few weeks ago we read the story Not a Box. We had just received some new reading materials and decided to ask the students what we could do with the boxes they came in. They decided we should make a school bus. And so it began... Our first inquiry project of the year...

Part 1- Learning About Buses
First we had to do research on buses.  We read non-fiction texts, watched video clips and even went inside a real bus.

The students drew pictures of 5 different types of buses (school bus, city bus, tour bus, double decker bus and water bus). They decided we should use our buses to make a model of a community.

Part 2- Creating the Community
We read books about street signs and took a few walks around the school building which is located in a neighborhood.  The students worked in teams to create a community scene for our buses to go in.

Part 3- Using the Boxes
Finally we circled back around to the start of the project... Using the boxes to make a school bus. The students painted the boxes this week and added the details.