Our world is filled with incredible creatures! Explore the fascinating world of plants and animals alongside your child. You will be able to investigate life cycles, build models, create a lapbook, make animal art, raise butterflies, film a stop-motion video, tell stories, play with clay, and much more! You will be able to read engaging books, watch fun and fantastic videos, play games, make crafts, and choose from dozens of projects to create the ultimate self-directed learning experience for your second grader. This kit is divided into sections based around driving questions. You will have the opportunity to choose your materials and projects in each section of the kit. The materials, projects, and activities contained in the kit have been carefully selected to address the big ideas, competencies, and content of BC's Modernized Curriculum. .

Go to the Additional Info tab and Click on the Online Guide to access links. Big Idea: Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment.

1. Tale of a Tadpole by Karen Wallace 2. The Frog Princess by Rosalind Allchin 3. Let’s Read and Find Out From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman 4. Salmon Stream by Carol Read-Jones 5. Frog Pond: A Life Cycle Game 6. The Secret Life of Trees by Chiara Chevallier 7. How Flowers Grow by Emma Helbrough 8. Parent Guide 9 Life Cycle of a Ladybug (not in all kits) .