Second Term SY 2025-2026 Grade 2

Science - School Calendar

Program: Savvas Science

The week From Sun. To Thurs. Key Events 2025-26
Week 1 18/01/2026 22/01/2026 Topic 4: Earth's Processes - Lesson 1
  • Learning Objectives: Understand how Earth changes quickly
  • Topic: Earth Changes Quickly
  • Student Book: p. 118
  • Activities: Jumpstart Discovery Activity; Quest Activities - Save a Town; uConnect Lab; Introduce Vocabulary; uInvestigate Lab: How do volcanoes change Earth?; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities
Week 2 25/01/2026 29/01/2026 Topic 4: Earth's Processes - Lesson 2
  • Learning Objectives: Understand how Earth changes slowly
  • Topic: Earth Changes Slowly
  • Student Book: pp. 124, 129 (Activity: Solve it with Science)
  • Activities: uInvestigate Lab: How do mountains change?; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities
Week 3 01/02/2026 05/02/2026 Topic 4: Earth's Processes - Lesson 3
  • Learning Objectives: Understand how people can change Earth
  • Topic: People Can Change Earth
  • Student Book: pp. 130, 138 (STEM uEngineer It)
  • Activities: uInvestigate Lab: How do plants protect fields from wind?; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities; STEM uEngineer It
Week 4 08/02/2026 12/02/2026 Ramadan Event
Topic 4: Review & Assessment
  • Student Book: pp. 142, 144 (Evidence-Based Assessment)
  • Assessment: Topic 4 Review & Assessment; Evidence-Based Assessment
Week 5 15/02/2026 19/02/2026 18th - Ramadan Begins
Topic 5: Plants and Animals - Lesson 1
  • Learning Objectives: Describe some plant and animal life cycles
  • Topic: Animal and Plant Cycles
  • Student Book: p. 154
  • Activities: Jumpstart Discovery Activity; Quest Activities - Help Save the Giant Flower; uConnect Lab; Introduce Vocabulary; uInvestigate Lab: What is inside a seed or a bulb?; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities
Week 6 22/02/2026 26/02/2026 22nd - Foundation Day
Topic 5: Plants and Animals - Lesson 2
  • Learning Objectives: Explain that plants need sunlight, air, water, space, and nutrients
  • Topic: Plant Needs
  • Student Book: p. 162
  • Activities: uInvestigate Lab: What do plants need to grow?; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities
Week 7 01/03/2026 05/03/2026 Topic 5: Plants and Animals - Lesson 3
  • Learning Objectives: Explain that animals need food, oxygen, water, and shelter
  • Topic: Animal Needs
  • Student Book: pp. 168, 173 (Extreme Science)
  • Activities: uInvestigate Lab: What do animals need?; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities; Extreme Science
6th – 28th March: Eid Al Fitr Vacation
Week 8 29/03/2026 02/04/2026 Topic 5: Plants and Animals - Lesson 4 & Assessment
Post-break review
  • Learning Objectives: Identify ways some animals can help plants reproduce
  • Topic: Animals Can Help Plants Reproduce
  • Student Book: pp. 174, 180 (STEM uEngineer It), 184-186 (Review and Assessment)
  • Activities: uInvestigate Lab: How can you model how animals spread seeds?; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities; STEM uEngineer It
  • Assessment: Topic 5 Review and Assessment (pp. 184-186)
Week 9 05/04/2026 09/04/2026 Mid-Term Quiz Week
Topic 6: Habitats - Lesson 1
  • Learning Objectives: Explain that plants and animals get what they need from their habitats; identify different habitats
  • Topic: Identify Habitats
  • Student Book: pp. 196, 202 (STEM uEngineer It!)
  • Activities: Jumpstart Discovery Activity; Quest Activities - Protect a Habitat; uConnect Lab; Introduce Vocabulary; uInvestigate Lab: Who lives in a grassland?; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities
Week 10 12/04/2026 16/04/2026 Topic 6: Habitats - Lesson 2
  • Learning Objectives: Identify where plants and animals live on land
  • Topic: Living Things in Land Habitats
  • Student Book: p. 204
  • Activities: uInvestigate Lab: What do land plants need?; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities
Week 11 19/04/2026 23/04/2026 Topic 6: Habitats - Lesson 3 & Assessment
  • Learning Objectives: Identify where plants and animals live in water
  • Topic: Living Things in Water Habitats
  • Student Book: pp. 210, 217 (STEM Math Connection), 220, 222 (Evidence Based Assessment)
  • Activities: uInvestigate Lab: How do plants survive in water?; Read and discuss lessons in textbook; Complete questions, drawings, diagrams, and charts in textbook; Watch lesson videos; Complete digital activities; STEM Math Connection
  • Assessment: Topic 6 Review and Assessment (pp. 220, 222)
Week 12 26/04/2026 30/04/2026 ⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science curriculum guide
Week 13 03/05/2026 07/05/2026 ⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science curriculum guide
Week 14 10/05/2026 14/05/2026 ⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science curriculum guide
15th May - 1st June: Eid Al Adha Vacation
Week 15 02/06/2026 04/06/2026 ⚠️ Comprehensive Review & Preparation - Details to be developed by teacher
Week 16 07/06/2026 11/06/2026 FINAL EXAMINATIONS
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION WEEK
  • Comprehensive Grade 2 Science Final Exam