SEEK - 1st & 2nd Grade Curriculum

2023-24 Offered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

Note: This course rotates curriculum every year so students can take the course more than once.

The main topics covered this year are:

2023 - 2024

Week 1: Introduction Activities

Introduction games, classroom rules, schedule, nature hike, facility tour, nature activity.

Week 2 & 3: Plants – Many Parts/Many Jobs

Study the various parts of a plant - each has an important function, Window gardens, Cabin tour,

Seed sort, Edible plant parts, Creative arts, Journals

Week 4 & 5: Animal-Mania

Review mammal characteristics, “Circles of Life”, Animal Charades, Compare dogs, foxes, wolves and coyotes -

How are they alike/different, Guest speaker, Mystery Mammals, Journals

Week 6: Reptiles & Amphibians

Search for classroom slithery mascot, Snake tails, Frog Pairing game, Characteristics of remarkable reptiles and

Amazing Amphibians, Cabin visit, Snake art, Journals

Week 7, 8, 9: Seasons and Weather

Introduction to the four seasons, Predicting the weather, Radical Rotations, Weather/clothing relay, Guest speaker,

Air, Sun & Water – how they affect the seasons and Weather, Seasonal fun facts, Precipitation, evaporation and

Condensation, Creative art activities – Cloud Mobile, Cabin visit, Journal

Week 10 and 11: Incredible Insects

Name that body part, Camouflage critters, Rainbow hike, Butterfly beauty art, Cricket rap, Bug catchers, Insect Video,

Sensational spiders, Guest speaker, Journals

Week 12: Graduation!

Lots of fun activities! (It's a secret).