Measuring In the Garden

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to measure the height of vegetables in the garden Students will be able to notice that different plants grow to different heights ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What helps plants grow? How do plants change over time? MATERIALS NEEDED Large easel paper with question “How many cubes tall are our plants?”MarkersUnifix cubesWatering cans […]

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Hardtack Tasting

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to make and taste hardtack Students will understand that hardtack was an important food on a whaling ship Students will be able to compare between fresh bread and hardtack ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? What foods do people eat? Why do people preserve food? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: […]

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Making Applesauce

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to describe the seasonal changes on a farm, from fall to winter Students will be able to identify different chores that are done on a farm in winter ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What happens on a farm in winter? What are the jobs on a farm in winter? How do we have […]

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Making Salad

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to collaboratively prepare and eat food from the garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are our favorite foods? What do we like to eat on salad? What’s growing in our garden? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE IntroductionWe are going to celebrate the end of our year together. We will harvest what we’ve been growing! […]

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Life Cycle of a Seed

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to act out a seeds lifecycle ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How does a seed grow? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:This activity involves the children listening to an adult softly talking them through the life of a seed. The children quietly and independently act out the process. Soft music playing in the background adds […]

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Making a Lasagna Garden

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to build a lasagna garden bed ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is decomposition? How do we build healthy soil? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:Ask students: what happens to leaves when they fall off the trees in the woods? Bodies of animals when they die in the woods? Have you ever taken a walk […]

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