2nd Grade: Habitat Projects

Over the past few weeks 2nd grade students have been learning about and researching habitats. We started our habitat unit by watching an Animal Atlas video showcasing all the different habitats and animal adaptations. After watching the video we spent some time talking about all the new vocabulary words we heard.

• Hibernation
• Migration
• Camouflage
• Adaptation
• Habitat
• Biome
• Tundra
• Grassland
• Rain Forest
• Forest
• Desert
• Ocean/Coral Reef 

We also practiced hibernating and creating camouflage right in our classroom, it was so much fun! I really enjoyed watching students take ownership of their newfound vocabulary. Did you know that camouflage isn't just "army colors"? Having students experiment with colors, patters, and textures to create their own camouflage was just one of the many things we've done during our unit!

As our unit comes to an end, students have been working in small groups to create animal habitat dioramas using the research they did on the internet and preselected books from our schools library. Here is a link to our Animal Habitat Padlet wall we used to store our websites and videos for easy access: Animal Habitat Padlet Wall

Check out student work in progress!

 I can't wait to see their finished products! 

Ask your 2nd grader which habitat they are working on!

-Mrs. Henderson : )