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Life Science - 2-LS4-1
Make Observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

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1. Read: The Tiny Seed

2. Watch: How Do Seeds Become Plants?

3.  Write: Story about a seed

4.  Create: Book about a seed

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The Tiny Seed
Author: Eric Carle
Fiction Picture Book

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How Does A Seed Become A Plant? | Backyard Science | SciShow Kids

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Write a story about the different parts of a seed, how it grows into a plant, and the different parts of a plant. Then split into groups of 3 to help build the story you want.

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Create a picture book centering around the story you created, include drawings and pictures you make to help explain how a seed grows into a plant.

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Geometry - 2.G.A.2

Partition a rectangle into rows and columns of same–size squares and count to find the total number of them.

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1. Read: Snippets: A Story about Paper Shapes
2. Watch: Same Size Shapes video
3. Write: farmer story
4. Create: farm fields

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Snippets: A Story about Paper Shapes
Author: Diane Alber
Poetry/Fiction book

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Partitioning Rectangles Into Equal Shares

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In this video series for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Mr. Almeida shows how to partition a rectangle into columns and rows and then counting the number of same-size squares created after partitioning. The standard, 2.G.2, provides a solid foundation for multiplication and area for third grade math.

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Write a quick story about being a farmer/planter. Make sure to specifically write about a crop/plant you are growing in the field you will create later.

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Draw out your field in columns and rows using same-size square units that represent each seed/plant. You will be determining the number of plants (squares) in you own fields along with your classmates.

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Writing Standards - W.2.6

With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

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1.  Read: H is for Hawkeye

2. Watch: Writer's workshop

3. Write: Alphabet book rough draft.

4. Create: Alphabet Book Creator

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H is for Hawkeye: An Iowa Alphabet
Author: Patricia A. Pierce
Illustrator: Bruce Langton
Nonfiction

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Live Virtual Kate Messner Writer's Workshop

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Virtual Author Visit: Kate Messner Talks About the Writing Process

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Write a rough draft for own Iowa alphabet book. Make a connection about and between you and Iowa.

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

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Social Studies - SS.2.12
Identify how people use natural resources to produce goods and services.

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1. Read: Right This Very Minute

2. Self-Evaluate: Matching Pairs.

3. Watch: Pod to Plate

4. Watch: Farm to Fork.

5. Read/Research: CultureGrams Iowa Resources.

6. Write: Answers found from CultureGrams.

7. Create: Posters thanking farmers.

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Create your final Iowa Alphabet book using Book Creator.

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Click to read this book, made with Book Creator

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Right This Very Minute: a table-to-farm book about food and farming.
Author: Lisl H. Detlefsen
Illustrator: Renee Kurilla

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Reading Standards for Literature

RL.2.6

Acknowledge differences in the points of view (perspective) of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.

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1. Read: Big Red Barn
2. Watch: How to video
3. Write: Script
4. Create: Reader's Theater, puppets using Green Screen

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Pod to Plate | The Life Cycle of Soybeans

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Using Chromebooks:
username: uoni4321
password: iowaaea

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CultureGrams Online Database: Subscriber Area Only

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Big Red Barn
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator: Felicia Bond
Picturebook

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Answer the questions with information found from Culture Grams.

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Examples of how to act out stories

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Create scripts utilizing the Big Red Barn book's story and characters.

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Make puppets for your assigned parts. You will act out the Big Red Barn using your puppets and the green screen app by Do Ink.

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‎Green Screen by Do Ink makes it easy to create videos, images, and GIFs by combining visual elements such as photos, videos, text, drawings, animations, and the live camera. The #1 green screen app for education, it is used in classrooms and by individual creators around the world. Green Screen b…

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Create colorful posters thanking farmers. We will then post them around the community. Materials are located in the back of the classroom.