Please contact our Education Coordinator if you would have a program idea you would like developed, and we will work to accommodate your request.
Second Grade Educational Resources (sorted by topic)
1) Let’s Learn About Birds (video): https://youtu.be/e9BYoGDqy78 (3:22)
Watch our “Let’s Learn About Birds” video on our educational Youtube page to learn about the anatomy of birds and a typical life cycle, and what a bird needs to survive. After watching, complete the two (2) worksheets and the outdoor activity (optional). Please email Erica at elforstater@bsu.edu to request worksheet answer keys.
- Lesson Plan: Let’s Learn About Birds
- Bird Body Parts Worksheet
- Bird Life Cycle
- Outdoor Activity: Take a walk outside (with parental supervision) and look for places that a bird could meet its habitat needs. Examples could include flowers as a source of food, or a tree as shelter.
Indiana State Science Standards:
- 2.LS.1 Determine patterns and behavior (adaptations) of parents and offspring which help offspring to survive.
- 2.LS.2 Compare and contrast details of body plans and structures within the life cycles of plants and animals.
- 2.LS.3 Classify living organisms according to variations in specific physical features (i.e. body coverings, appendages) and describe how those features may provide an advantage for survival in different environments.
2) Batty over Bats (video 7:24): Click on the title to access the video on our Youtube channel
Watch our “Batty over Bats” video on our educational Youtube page to learn about bats, their habitat, and their diet. After watching, download and print out our Indiana native bat masks to color (links below).
- Lesson plan: Batty over Bats
- Tri-colored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus)
- Rafinesque’s Big-Eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii)
- Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis)
- Eastern Red-eared Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
- Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
Indiana State Science Standards:
- LS.3 Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
- LS.2 Compare and contrast details of body plans and structures within the life cycles of plants and animals
- LS.3 Classify living organisms according to variations in specific physical features (i.e. body coverings, appendages) and describe how those features may provide an advantage for survival in different environments
- LS.3 Animals have external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
- LS.2 Observe and classify common Indiana organisms as producers, consumers, decomposers, or predator and prey based on their relationships and interactions with other organisms in their ecosystem.
3) Coloring sheet: Orchid flower (Cattleya intermedia)
Download and print the PDF to color using traditional medias. Or, click on the link to color the picture digitally on scrapcoloring.com. Recommended for ages 3 and up.
- Printable coloring page: Cattleya intermedia
- Digital coloring page: Cattleya intermedia
4) Coloring sheet: Bee on Flowers
Download and print the PDF to color using traditional medias. Or, click on the link to color the picture digitally on scrapcoloring.com. Recommended for ages 3 and up.
- Printable coloring page: Bee & Flowers
- Digital coloring page: Bee & Flowers
5) Coloring sheet: Ladyslipper Orchid
Download and print the PDF to color using traditional medias. Recommended for ages 3 and up. Digital version not available.
- Printable coloring page: Ladyslipper Orchid