Herb Sachets

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to use their senses to explore herbs in the garden Students will be able to compare different herbs Students will be able to identify some of the herbs in the garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are herbs? What can we do with plants in the winter? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:Ask students, […]

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Growing Classroom Pea Shoots

OBJECTIVE Students will learn about what seeds need to grow by planting, taking care of, harvesting and eating pea shoots. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do seeds grow? What foods do I eat? MATERIALS NEEDED Container for plantingOrganic potting soilSoaked and un-soaked pea seeds (bag of yellow peas at grocery store is 89 cents) Just sprouting pea […]

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Gleaning Introduction

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to infer what gleaning is based off of historical paintings. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is gleaning? What is a food system? How do we create a community where everyone has access to nourishing food? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Tell students that they are going to explore two historical paintings that both […]

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Gleaning Lesson

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify plants that have gone to seed, and will recognize the power in saving seeds in their garden for the future. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why is seed saving important? MATERIALS NEEDED Seed saving: Colander, envelopes, pencils, seed saving basketHerb drying: dehydrator, trays for drying, scissorsGarden work: harvest basket, gloves, cultivators, […]

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Garden Tools

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to name different garden tools Students will be able to use the right tool for the right job Students will be able to use tool safely ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How can tools help us in the garden? MATERIALS NEEDED Variety of garden tools PROCEDURE Introduction:What is a tool?Show different garden tools […]

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Salad Garden Planting and Poetry

OBJECTIVE Students will understand how plant a garden and be able to write poetry with the garden as a topic ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do we grow food ourselves? What can we experience with all our senses in the garden? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Today we are going to plant our salad garden. But we are […]

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