Seed Maraca

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to listen to the sounds of different types of seeds and make a maraca ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are seeds? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE IntroductionSpring is on its way and nature is starting to wake up. When you are outside have you noticed all of the music the birds are making? It’s […]

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Seed Life Cycle Puzzle

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify the stages of the life cycle of a seed Students will be able to sequence the stages of a seeds/plants life cycle ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where do seeds come from? What is the lifecycle of a plant? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:Students may be introduced to the seed life cycle […]

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Seed Bingo

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to match a seed to the plant it grows into ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are seeds? What do seeds grow into? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: “Let’s talk about seeds!” Ask students, “What do we already know about seeds?” Write responses on the board or on a KWL sheet. “What do seeds […]

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Seed Art

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to explore different types of seeds, and use them in a creative way ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are seeds? What do seeds grow into? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE IntroductionExplain that today we are going to use seeds in a fun and different way to create some artwork. We will use some of […]

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Introduction to Seasons and Light

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to act out how the number of hours of sunlight changes with the seasons Students will be able to draw what a plant looks like during a given season ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are seasons? How do seasons affect us? How do seasons affect plants? What kinds of tools can we […]

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Rainbow Scavenger Hunt

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to find all of the colors in the garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is growing in our garden? What foods do I eat? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction Explain that you have a challenge for the class. Tell the class that you challenge them to find every color of the rainbow in […]

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