Grade: 2nd

01 Mar 2021

Variety of Life on the Farm

August-June 

All stages of life can be found around the farm.  Join us as we learn more about how these living things, and what stage they are in, can contribute to the well-being of the farm. 

Standards:

  • Ohio
    • 2.LS.2: All organisms alive today result from their ancestors, some of which may be extinct. Not all kinds of organisms that lived in the past are represented by living organisms today.
  • NGSS
    • 2-LS2-2. Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
    • 2-LS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Vocabulary:

Organism, stages, ancestor, extinct, seed dispersal, pollination, sunlight, water

01 Mar 2021

Seasonal Changes on the Farm

August-June 

Every season is a different experience when you are on the farm!  Come explore what the current season has to offer for life here.

Standards:

  • Ohio
    • 2.ESS.3: Long- and short-term weather changes occur due to changes in energy.
    • 1. Time can be shown graphically on calendars and timelines.
    • 3. Science and technology have changed daily life.
    • 7. Human activities alter the physical environment, both positively and negatively.
  • NGSS
    • 2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
    • 2-LS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
    • 2-ESS1-1. Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.
    • 2-ESS2-1. Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.

Vocabulary:

Seasons, weather, energy, Earth, wind, water, erosion, deposition

01 Mar 2021

From Story to Stage

August-June

Storytelling is best known from the pages of a book. Visit the Arts Center to become a part of the process of transforming a tale from words into action. Full of characters and creativity, test your imagination with performance, and bring new life to telling a story. Explore the various ways storytelling makes an impact on people and culture.

Standards:

  • RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
  • TH.2.3PR Listen to and convey familiar stories, sequencing events and identify characters, settings, and conflict.
  • VA.2.3PR Create artworks based on imagination and observation of familiar objects and scenes.
  • MU.2.3CE Listen to and identify music of various styles, composers, periods and cultures. 

Vocabulary:

Character, setting, conflict, script, blocking, motivation, actor, plot

01 Mar 2021

Patterns

August-June

Patterns are all around us. They help us make sense of things, including the Arts. Join us at Greenacres as we search for and create our own patterns through Art, Theatre, and Music! This program is inspired by the season we are in.

Standards:

  • G.2.1 Recognize and identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and hexagons based on the number of sides or vertices. Recognize and identify cubes, rectangular prisms, cones, and cylinders.
  • MU.6PR Play a variety of classroom instruments, alone and with others, and demonstrate proper technique.
  • VA.7PE Generate artmaking ideas from their daily experiences and the environment.
  • TH.2.1PR Create movements and voices of characters to communicate feelings and ideas in dramatic or theatrical contexts (e.g., skits, puppetry, pantomime, improvisation and storytelling). 

Vocabulary:

Pattern, shape, geometric, organic, repetition, phrases, rhythm, percussion, summer, fall, winter, spring

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