Pre-kindergarten has begun a new unit called, plants and living things. In collaboration with the library, the students are in the midst of learning about the life cycle of plants, the parts of a flower, the many types of plants, and what elements are necessary for a plant to grow. Students have been closely monitoring their bean seeds growing in little plastic cups, viewing educational videos from Brainpop Jr. and PBS Learning Media describing the life cycle of a plant, and enjoying various fiction and non-fiction read-alouds. As a class the students read the classic and timeless picture book, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, written by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault and illustrated by Lois Elhert, and recreated the coconut tree (or their own kind) in the story. The students had the opportunity to glue the leaves and trunk to make a tropical tree. The students started a discussion on what kinds of fruits grow on trees such as apples, coconuts, bananas and more. The students practiced spelling their name with the letter stamps and stamped them on their page just like those falling from the coconut tree in the story. A told B, and B told C, I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree!