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 Garden poem examples, Word Harvest worksheet Lettuce Kale Chard starts Pea and radish seeds […]

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Garden Observation

OBJECTIVE Students will take time to observe the garden closely. They will create a picture of something in the garden and then create a story based off of their drawing. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is happening in our garden right now? MATERIALS NEEDED Blank Authors/Illustrators sheetCrayons, split into small containers for kids to have with them […]

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Garden in a Bag

OBJECTIVE Students will understand what seeds need to grow. Students will know the term “germinate” and they will be able to identify parts of a sprouting seed. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do seeds need to grow? MATERIALS NEEDED • Clear zip lock sandwich bags• Dry or soaked beans• Paper towels• Permanent marker• Stapler PROCEDURE Introduction:Review living […]

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Salad Garden Eating and Celebration

OBJECTIVE Students will try fresh vegetable produce ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do we grow in the garden? How can we prepare a garden snack? MATERIALS NEEDED 2 big bowls for lettuce and massaged kale salad; 4 small bowls for feta cheese, dried fruit, sunflower seeds and dressing; plastic bag; lemon juice, olive oil, rice vinegar, honey, […]

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Garden Collage

OBJECTIVE Students look through seed catalogues, identify and discuss their favorite fruits and vegetables. The class works together to decide what they’d like to grow. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are your favorite fruits and vegetables? What should we grow in our garden? MATERIALS NEEDED • One really nice catalogue for showing the class, e.g. Baker Creek […]

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Garden Calendar Introduction

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to label months according to the actions that we take in the garden. Students will be able to number the days in the month. Students will understand the growing cycle. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do we plan a garden? When do our plants grow? MATERIALS NEEDED 12 blank calendar months and […]

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