Integrated PLT activities for Second Grade

 

#1 The Shape of Things

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

Reinforces Concept

 

 

Connects Concept

2.22

     

#2 Get In Touch With Trees

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

 

   

Reinforces Concept

 

 

Connects Concept

2.22

 

2.3, 3.3

 

#3 Peppermint Beetle

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

     

Reinforces Concept

 

2.7

   

Connects Concept

 

2.1, 2.5

   

#5 Poet-Tree

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

   

 

Reinforces Concept

   

 

Connects Concept

 

2.8

 

 

#6 Picture This!

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.3

 

Connects Concept

 

 

 

 

#8 The Forest of S. T. Shrew

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.8

 

Connects Concept

 

 

2.2, 2.11

 

#10 Charting Diversity

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.5

 

Connects Concept

     

 

#13 We All Need Trees

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

2.8

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.7

Connects Concept

 

2.2

#16 Pass the Plants, Please

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

     

Reinforces Concept

 

2.8

   

Connects Concept

 

 

2.7

#18 Tale of the Sun

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.5

 

 

Reinforces Concept

 

2.8

2.2

Connects Concept

 

2.8

2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 3.3

 

#20 Environmental Exchange Box

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.8

   

Connects Concept

 

2.11

 

#21 Adopt a Tree

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.4, 2.7

   

Reinforces Concept

2.12

2.11

2.7, 2.9

Connects Concept

 

2.1

2.9

 

#22 Trees As Habitats

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.1, 2.5

   

Reinforces Concept

2.23

2.1, 2.2, 2.3  

Connects Concept

 

2.11

 

#23 The Fallen Log

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.7

 

Connects Concept

       

#24 Nature’s Recyclers

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.1, 2.4, 2.5

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.11

 

Connects Concept

 

2.7

   

#25 Birds and Worms

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.1

   

Reinforces Concept

2.23

2.7

   

Connects Concept

 

 

   

#27 Every Tree for Itself

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

   

Reinforces Concept

2.1, 2.5

   

Connects Concept

 

2.7

   

#28 Air Plants

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

   

Reinforces Concept

   

Connects Concept

 

PS.1, PS.5

   

#30 Three Cheers for Trees

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

       

Reinforces Concept

 

2.5, 2.8

   

Connects Concept

 

   

#31 Plant a Tree

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.5, 2.8

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.3, 2.11

 

Connects Concept

2.11

 

2.7, 2.9

#32 A Forest of Many Uses

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.8

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.3

 

Connects Concept

       

#36 Pollution Search

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

 

 

Reinforces Concept

2.23

2.5

2.8

 

Connects Concept

 

 

#41 How Plants Grow

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.1, 2.5

   

Reinforces Concept

2.12, 2.23

2.8

 

 

Connects Concept

 

2.7

2.3

 

#42 Sunlight and Shades of Green

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.8

   

Reinforces Concept

 

 

Connects Concept

 

2.1, PS.1, PS.5

2.3

 

#43 Have Seeds Will Travel

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

2.4

   

Reinforces Concept

2.1, 2.5

   

Connects Concept

 

2.7, 2.8

2.3

 

#46 School Yard Safari

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.5

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.1

 

 

Connects Concept

 

2.4, 2.7

2.3, 2.9

 

#47 Are Vacant Lots Vacant?

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

  2.1, 2.5    

Reinforces Concept

 

Connects Concept

 

2.4, 2.7

2.3

 

#48 Field, Forest, and Stream

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.1, 2.5

   

Reinforces Concept

 

 

Connects Concept

 

2.7

2.3

 

#49 Tropical Treehouse

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

   

Reinforces Concept

 

 

Connects Concept

 

2.5, 2.7

#51 Make Your Own Paper

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

3.3

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.3, 2.8

2.3

 

Connects Concept

2.17

 

2.1, 2.3, 2.7, 2.9

#53 On the Move

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

       

Reinforces Concept

 

 

 

2.3

Connects Concept

 

#54 I’d Like to Visit a Place Where...

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

       

Reinforces Concept

 

2.7, 3.3

 

Connects Concept

 

2.2, 2.3

 

#55 Planning the Ideal Community

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

     

2.6

Reinforces Concept

 

 

2.3

2.7

Connects Concept

 

 

#61 The Closer You Look

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.4

   

Reinforces Concept

 

   

Connects Concept

 

2.7, 2.8

   

#65 Bursting Buds

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.1, 2.4

   

Connects Concept

 

 

   

#67 How Big Is Your Tree?

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

2.12, 3.3

     

Reinforces Concept

   

Connects Concept

   

#68 Name That Tree

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.4

   

Connects Concept

 

2.7, 2.8

   

#74 People, Places, Things

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

     

 

Reinforces Concept

 

2.5

 

2.7

Connects Concept

 

 

 

2.3

#75 Tipi Talk

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

     

 

Reinforces Concept

 

 

2.2

Connects Concept

 

   

#76 Tree Cookies

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.1, 2.7

   

Reinforces Concept

2.4, 2.5

 

Connects Concept

 

2.8

 

#77 Trees In Trouble

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.1

   

Reinforces Concept

2,12, 2.23

2.4, 2.5, 2.7

   

Connects Concept

 

2.8

2.2

 

#78 Signs of Fall

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.7

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.1, 2.4

2.3

 

Connects Concept

 

 

#79 Tree Lifecycle

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.4

   

Reinforces Concept

 

   

Connects Concept

 

2.5

 

#84 The Global Climate

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

 

Reinforces Concept

 

Connects Concept

 

PS.5, PS.7

 

#85 In the Driver’s Seat

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

   

Reinforces Concept

 

Connects Concept

PS.1, PS.5, PS.10

   

#87 Earth Manners

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

 

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.8

2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.8

 

Connects Concept

 

   

#89 Trees for Many Reasons

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

 

2.5

   

Reinforces Concept

 

2.8

2.3, 2.8

 

Connects Concept

 

 

 

#95 Did You Notice?

 

MATH

SCIENCE

ENGLISH

HSS

Teaches Concept

       

Reinforces Concept

   

2.2, 2.3

Connects Concept

 

 

Abbreviations and Symbol Key:

CE       =          Civics and Economics

ES       =          Earth Science

HSS     =          History and Social Science                                        

LS        =          Life Science

PS       =          Physical Science

USI      =          United States History to 1877

USII      =          United States History:  1877 to the Present

VS       =          Virginia Studies

WG      =          World Geography

WHI     =          World History and Geography to 1500 A.D.

Teaches Concept         Teaches the concept; main focus of the activity

Reinforces Concept         Includes some teaching of the concept; reinforces the concept; concept is

part of the focus of the activity

Connects Concept         Reinforces, supports, or addresses the concept; connects concept to an

environmental issue

Note:  The SOLs referred to in this document are the 2001 SOLs for math and history/social science, the 2002 SOLs for English, and the 2003 SOLs for science.