Plant Sale: Check Out

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to add up plant sale orders to find their cost. Students will be able to communicate the cost of plants to customers. Students will be able to receive currency from customers and make change. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do gardens grow community? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: With a week to go until […]

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Plant Sale: Seeding Calendar

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify the last frost date Students will be able to record when to seed plant sale crops ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do I grow food? What do plants need to grow? MATERIALS PROCEDURE This is the third lesson in the plant sale unit. Introduction: Now that we’ve ordered seeds for […]

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Winter on the Farm Tour

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to list winter farm tasks Students will be able to act out these tasks in a game of charades ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is the job of a farmer? Why is farming important to my community? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Gather students on the carpet and ask them what the temperature and […]

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Fall on the Farm Tour

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to list fall farm tasks Students will be able to act out fall farm tasks in a game of charades ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is the job of a farmer? Why is  farming important to my community? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Gather students and ask them about the weather and sunlight at […]

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Plant Sale: Reading A Seed Packet

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to locate important growing information on a seed packet Students will record important growing information about how to grow seeds for the plant sale ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do I grow food? What do plants need to grow? MATERIALS PROCEDURE This is the second lesson of the plant sale unit. Before […]

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Plant Sale: Selecting Plant Varieties

OBJECTIVE Students will vote on what plant variety they prefer to grow for the plant sale Students will appreciate that there are different varieties of plants Students will be able to state two facts about a given plant variety ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do gardens grow community? How do I grow food? MATERIALS PROCEDURE This is […]

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