2nd Grade

Unit 6: How we express ourselves

April 21st - May 27th

Students will present their poster or diorama on their selected life cycle to the class.
- How can learning about plants, animals, and life cycles help in my life or the lives of others?
Students will present their end-of-unit assessment.

Voice: Students will ask questions and participate in the daily lessons. Students will provide feedback to peers on the final IB Assessment. Reflect what they learned, what was their favorite part of the unit, what the teacher can do differently.
Choice: Students will be able to pick the animal of their choice for their final IB Assessment. Students will pick their materials and source of their choice. Student will pick up their own role in a small group.
Ownership: Students will research the lifecycle of an animal and present it to the class. Students will have weekly activities where they choose their own animals to investigate.

Choose: Students will choose a way in which they can help pollinators to survive and thrive.
Act: Students will be encouraged to plant milkweed necessary for the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly at their home or in their community.
Reflect: Students will reflect on why planting milkweed is beneficial to the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly.

Function: How does it work? The understanding that everything has a purpose, a role or way of behaving that can be investigated.
Change: How is it changing? The understanding that change is the process of movement from one state to another. It is universal and inevitable.

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