Grade: 2nd

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, so there is always something new to explore!

Fine Arts Standards:

  • 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).

Ohio Math 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.
  • MP.2.7 Look for and make use of structure.

Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

  • SEL.A4. 2.a Demonstrate confidence in the ability to complete simple tasks and challenges independently, while expressing positive attitudes towards self

    Vocabulary:

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

    01 Mar 2021

    Arts in the Natural World Series: Exploring Natural Materials

    August-June

    Nature provides endless inspiration for expression. Be prepared to get your hands dirty as we experiment with natural materials and our creativity! Programs in the Arts in the Natural World Series seek to demonstrate intersections between the arts and the world around us. This program only operates in warmer months (August-October 31; March 15-June).

    All multigrade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

    Ohio Social Studies Standards:

    • SS.2.8 Cultures develop in unique ways, in part through the influence of the physical environment.

    Ohio Science Standards:

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

    NGSS Standards:

    • 2-PS1-1 Matter and Its Interactions: Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.

    Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

    • SEL.A4. 2.a Demonstrate confidence in the ability to complete simple tasks and challenges independently, while expressing positive attitudes towards self.

    Vocabulary:

    nature, resources, materials, produce, imagination, inspiration

    28 Feb 2021

    Weather: Air and Water

    August-June

    Changes in weather impact the survival of local plants and animals. Students will use tools to measure the water, wind, and temperature at Greenacres and see how these conditions affect living things in nature

    Ohio Science Standards

    • ESS Grade 2: The atmosphere is made up of air.
    • ESS Grade 2: Water is present in the air.
    • ESS Grade 2: Long- and short-term weather changes occur due to changes in energy

    NGSS Standards

    •  2-ESS2-3. Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid
    • 2.ESS.3: Long- and short-term weather changes occur due to changes in energy.

      Video Introduction and Vocabulary:

      weather, atmosphere, wind, temperature, water cycle, solar, clouds, evaporation, precipitation, condensation

      28 Feb 2021

      Plants and Insects

      April – October

      Many plants and insects need each other to survive.  Discover the surprising interactions between these unique pairs while exploring the fields and forests at Greenacres.  This program will focus on the characteristics of plants and insects that make them partners.

      Ohio Science Standards

      • SWK Grade K-2: The world is discovered through exploration.
      • LS Grade 2: Living things cause changes on Earth.

      NGSS Standards

      • 2-LS2-2. Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
      • 2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

      Video Introduction and Vocabulary:

      habitat, bud, stem, leaf, root, thorn, bark, flower, seed, insect, pollination

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