Rowe’s first grade teaching team collaborated with teaching artist Jill Osgood on a Side x Side program that integrated a literacy and science unit on Maine birds with drawing and sculpture. The program kicked off with a visit from Sparks’ Ark who brought a live pigeon and barred owl into school!  After choosing a bird to research, students created fact cards and scientific drawings focusing on the physical features that help their birds survive. They then created sculptures using papier-mâché and painted them to capture their bird’s unique colors and patterns. The program culminated in a Celebration of Learning where students shared their fact cards, scientific drawings, and sculptures with students and families.