Veggie Prints

OBJECTIVE Students will make prints using different vegetables as stamps, increasing their recognition and familiarity with a wide range of produce. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are our favorite fruits and vegetables? MATERIALS NEEDED • Veggies for printing. Some good examples include: mushrooms (cut in half), bell peppers (cut longitudinally), celery (trimmed flat), apple (cut longitudinally), scallions […]

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Tortilla Factory

OBJECTIVE Students will understand the process of seed to fork through the lens of corn. Students will learn about the origins of corn, the overuse of corn in so many products today, how to process corn, info about GMO’s vs local corn, pollination and cross-pollination, and the history of corn as it relates to their […]

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Tops and Bottoms

OBJECTIVE Students will understand how plants grow. They will be able to identify different parts of the plant, and recognize what parts of plants we eat. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? MATERIALS NEEDED • Tops and Bottoms, by Janet Stevens• Tops and Bottoms Worksheet• Paper• Crayons• Variety of vegetables, either in the garden […]

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The Lorax: Marigold Lesson

OBJECTIVE Students will understand what plants need to grow. Students will understand the importance of taking care of the earth, through the story of the Lorax. Students will take part in the process themselves, by planting marigolds (aka “Truffula Trees”) and taking care of them in the garden. They will also bring home marigolds to […]

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Sunflower Seed Saving

OBJECTIVE Students will understand that we can eat sunflower seeds and use them to make food. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where do seeds come from? How can we use seeds? MATERIALS NEEDED Sunflower heads, metal spoons, plastic table cloth, bowls to collect seeds, the book “The Sunflower House”, roasted unshelled sunflower seeds, small paper cups PROCEDURE Introduction: […]

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Sunflower Lesson (Spring)

OBJECTIVE Students will return to exploring sunflowers, this time planting them in the garden and building a sunflower house! ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where do flowers come from? Why are sunflowers important in the garden? How do sunflowers help us?How can we help sunflowers? MATERIALS NEEDED • Sunflower House, by Eve Bunting• Sunflower seeds• Sunflower head, with […]

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