Animal Dioramas

Watch a slideshow of our amazing animal diorama habitats! Way to go 2nd graders!

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Animal Habitats Project

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We have started the fun journey of researching an animal from a selected habitat, creating a report, constructing a shoebox diorama, and sharing our findings with our classmates. Here are some safe links for students to collect information about their animals and see examples of animal habitat dioramas created by others students from around the world! Have fun!

Kids National Geographic

A-Z animals

Animal Facts

Diorama Example: Polar Bear

Diorama Example: African Animals

Pinterest- Diorama Ideas/Videos

All About Ants!

This week we are reading a non-fiction story about Ants. Here are some great links and videos students can use to learn more about these amazing insects!
Videos

Leafcutter Ants     

             Magic School Bus "Ants in the Pants" episode

Games
Pest World Ant Game


Steve's Ant Farm Cam

Categorize and Classify

Students will learn how to categorize and classify as one of their skills this week. Show them this free video from Brain Pop Jr. on classifying animals and take the quiz after or do an activity listed under the video.
Classify Animals