Grade: 2nd

11 Mar 2023

Meditative Arts

August-June

Using tools and practices centered around creativity, experience the calming effects of art, music, and mindful movement. This program focuses on the “whole person”–mind, body, and creative spirit–as we empower students with self-regulation strategies.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • TH.2.4PR Engage in physical warm-ups to develop relaxation and build coordination and flexibility.
  • MU.2.1RE Explain how music is used for a variety of purposes and occasions.
  • VA.2.4PR Demonstrate flexibility in their creative processes and use of art materials.

Physical Education Standards:

  • Phys.Ed.2.2 Perform combinations of locomotor, non-locomotor, weight transfer and static and dynamic balance skills

Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

  • SEL.B1. 3.a Identify and begin to use strategies to regulate emotions and manage behaviors

Vocabulary:

mindfulness, reflection, relaxation, creativity, regulate, stretch

28 Feb 2022

Seasonal Food 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.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • K.ESS.1: Weather changes are long-term and short-term.
  • 1.LS.2: Living things survive only in environments that meet their needs.
  • 2.ESS.3: Long- and short-term weather changes occur due to changes in energy.
  • 3.LS.3: Plants and animals have life cycles that are part of their adaptations for survival in their natural environments.
  • 4.LS.1: Changes in an organism’s environment are sometimes beneficial to its survival and sometimes harmful.

NGSS Standards:

  • K-PS3-1. Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface
  • 2-ESS1-1. Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.
  • 3-ESS2-1. Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
  • MS-ESS2-6. Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
  • HS-ESS2-2. Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth’s surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.

Ohio Social Studies Standards (K-8):

  • Geography – Places and Regions: A place is a location having distinctive characteristics, which give it meaning and character and distinguish it from other locations. A region is an area with one or more common characteristics, which give it a measure of homogeneity and make it different from surrounding areas. Regions and places are human constructs
  • Economics – Scarcity: There are not enough resources to produce all the goods and services that people desire
  • Economics – Production and Consumption: Production is the act of combining natural resources, human resources, capital goods and entrepreneurship to make goods and services. Consumption is the use of goods and services.

Vocabulary:

farm, weather, season, fall, winter, summer, spring, temperature

01 Mar 2021

Farm Interactions

August-June 

 Students will experience life on the farm and uncover the interactions happening between living and non-living things. Students will observe and consider how the actions of animals and farmers impact one another and support life on the farm.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • 2.LS.1: Living things cause changes on Earth.

NGSS Standards:

  • 2-PS1-1.Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
  • 2-PS1-2.Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
  • 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-LS2-2. Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • Geography – Places and Regions: The work that people do is impacted by the distinctive human and physical characteristics in the place where they live.
  • Geography – Human Systems: Human activities alter the physical environment, both positively and negatively
  • Economics- Scarcity: Resources can be used in various ways

Vocabulary:

Living, nonliving, ecosystem, farm, observation, habitats, biodiversity

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 transformation from words on a page into acting on the stage. Full of characters and creativity, test your imagination with performance, and bring new life to telling a story.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • TH.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).
  • TH.2PR Explore and demonstrate various design components of a scene (e.g., draw a picture from the stories, create live sound effects and identify clothing items appropriate to the character).

Ohio English Language Arts Standards:

  • ELA.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

  • SEL.E4. 1.a Recognize that new opportunities may have positive outcomes
  • SEL.E4. 2.a Identify physical and emotional responses to unfamiliar situations

Vocabulary:

character, setting, conflict, script, blocking, backdrop, stage presence

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