2nd grade Unit 2 Ecology

The goal of the Ecology unit is to ensure that students gain the language necessary to report observations in order to compare and classify places and animals. They build their bank of basic and specific nouns, adjectives, and present tense verbs. Students use infinitive verb phrases to explain the purpose of animals' actions and physical features. They will also use pronouns and adjectives to discuss and classify groups.

This unit helps equip students with language needed to express understanding about animals and their habitats as they strengthen their proficiency in verbal and written communication. Learning this language supports students in connecting fact-based knowledge with analysis and inquiry.

This week we learned the language to describe the land and the weather in the grassland and the jungle. Watch the videos to get a jungle and grassland tour by our very own second graders!

Students learned the language needed to classify grassland animals. Here are their papers!

After learning about the animals that live in the grassland, the students wrote books. Enjoy the following videos of them reading their books!

After learning about the jungle animals, students learned the language needed to classify them. Here are their papers!