We read the books “The Peace Book” by Todd Parr and “What is Peace?” by Wallace Edwards, which opened up a thoughtful discussion about the meaning of peace. We made connections to the story and shared our own experiences of what peace means to us. Using those ideas, we crafted our own sentences and poems about peace. Each poem and sentence turned out unique and thoughtful.

We explored the significance of the poppy as a symbol for Remembrance Day and created our own poppies using tissue paper. Learning a new skill involved wrapping tissue paper around a pencil and dipping it in glue to stick it to a piece of paper, resulting in a 3D effect and a beautiful textured poppy. To complement the poppies, we created a background using a blend of white and black tissue paper, newspaper, and aluminum foil.