Self Motivated Learners

We were learning about different types of landforms.  The students asked a lot of questions and told many stories about the landforms.  When we were completing our study of the landforms, a few students started creating a book about the landforms during their choice time.  As they talked with the other classmates it became obvious that my first graders were interested in creating their own landform books about what they learned.  We used some of our social studies time to create these books and share them with our friends.  The students were very proud of their work and I am very proud of their motivation to create their own learning!  Way to go First Graders!