Circle of Life

  • Grade 2
  • Students will look for clues to determine what plants, invertebrates, animals and birds live in the area and what parts of their life cycle they can observe. 
  • Trip can be done as follows:
    • Brown’s Coulee - full day or extended half day  - not accessible by wheelchair 
    • Condie – full day, extended half day or half day - accessible by wheelchair 
    • Wascana Marsh - half day - accessible by wheelchair 

Related Documents:

Outdoor Field Trip Student Checklist - half day trip - Spring 
Outdoor Field Trip Student Checklist - half day trip - Fall
Outdoor Field Trip Student Checklist - extended half or full day trip -Spring
Outdoor Field Trip Student Checklist - extended half or full day trip - Fall
Tracks, Scats, and Pellets
List of Common Organisms
Wetland Life Cycles
 

 

Online Resources:

 YouTube Life Cycle Video

Curriculum Connections
 

Outcomes

Indicators

Grade 2

Science
AN2.1 Analyze the growth and development of familiar animals, including birds, fish, insects, amphibians, and mammals, during their life cycles.
c,d,e,f,g,h,i
 

Science
AN2.2 Compare the growth and development of humans with that of familiar animals.
a
 

Science
AN2.3 Assess the interdependence of humans and animals in natural and constructed environments.
a,b,c,d,e,f,g
 

Science
AW2.2 Assess the importance of air and water and survival of living things, including self, and the environment.
c,d,h,i
 

Phys Ed
PE2.1 Apply a repertoire of strategies, with guidance, for developing components of health related fitness, including cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, muscular endurance, and muscular strength through participation in a variety of movement activities.
b,i
 

Phys Ed
PE2.2 Analyze daily habits and actions that demonstrate personal engagement in, and taking personal responsibility for, leading a physically active life.
a,b,c,f,g,h
 

Phys Ed
PE2.6 Vary the performance of the body, while performing locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills by applying basic movement variables of:
  • Space (general space, levels, directions, pathways, and extensions
  • Effort (time/speed, force, and flow)
  • Relationships (with objects and with others).
g,h
 

Phys Ed
PE2.8 Apply a repertoire of strategies and skills, with guidance, for and through active participation in a variety of movement activities including:
Alternate environment activities and games (e.g., hiking, skating, aquatics, orienteering, cross- country, skiing, cycling, dog sledding, tobogganing).
d,h
 

Phys Ed
PE2.9 Examine and express the purpose of rules, procedures, etiquette, and safe behaviours and apply them while participating in a variety of movement activities.
a,b,c