Places in Our World Theme Study

First grade students are beginning a unit of study called "Places in Our World." All four first grade classrooms will be doing a country study of Mexico as the focus of our unit. Our class wrapped up our mapping unit early this week where we spent some time learning about where Mexico is in relation to the United States and in the world. This week we did some learning about December holidays in Mexico including Las Posadas, which takes place between December 16-24. We also learned about Poinsettias, which originally bloomed only in Mexico during December. We have a red and green Poinsettia in our room and have done reading and art to learn more about this beautiful plant from Mexico! Below are a few photos of students holding their Poinsettia artwork. We will continue learning about Mexico after we return from December break.