Classroom Programs for 2nd Grade
Wetland Life Cycles
Some of the creatures that live in ponds and marshes go through amazing changes. Tadpoles turn into frogs. And you won’t believe what a dragonfly looks like before it becomes an adult! Learn some of these life cycles.
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NY 4.1a Plants and animals have life cycles. These may include beinging of a life, development into an adult, reproduction as an adult, and eventually death.
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PA B3.3.4 A.1 Identify the life processes of living things (e.g. growth, digestion, react to environment).
Birdie Cradles
Nests are not homes. They are more like cradles where birds raise their babies. And they aren’t all made of grass and mud.
- NY 5.2f Some animal behaviors are influenced by environmental conditions. These behaviors may include: nest building, hibernating, hunting, migrating, and communicating.
- PA B3.3.4 A.1 Identify the life processes of living things (e.g. growth, digestion, react to environment).
Every Tree for Itself
Students examine “tree cookies” and play games to learn what makes a tree a tree, and how trees compete for the things they need to survive.
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NY: Standard 4 – The Living Environment
1.1b Plants need air, water and food in order to live and thrive.
3.2a Individuals within a species may compete with each other for food, water, mates, space, and shelter in their environment.
5.2a and 5.2g Plants respond to changes in their environment. And the health, growth, and development of organisms are affected by environmental conditions such as the availability of food, air, water, space, shelter, heat, and sunlight.
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PA: EE 4.3.4 A Know that plants, animals and humans are dependent on air and water.
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PA: EE 4.6.4 A Understand that living things are dependent on nonliving things in the environment for survival.
