Students in grades K-2  studied the parts and life cycle of plants. This is a project that shows the progression of the aligned curriculum from kindergarten to second grade. In kindergarten, students planted plants and learned about the different stages of a plant using models. Our first graders built 3D STEAM Models of the plants and their parts, and our second graders created stop motion videos of a plant sprouting from a seed. Students had to plan and create each individual stage of their video which required them to think critically as well as creatively.