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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Jobs of a Farmer

OBJECTIVE Students will act out the jobs of a farmer Students will be able to identify the tasks that a farmer does during each season on the farm ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? Why do we have farms? Why are farmers important? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:“Raise your hand if you think farming is […]

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Amending Soil in Spring

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to list what soil is made of Students will be able to use garden tools safely ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do plants need to grow? What is soil? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:This spring we are going to plant a salad garden. What might be some good crops to grow in our […]

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Seed Sorting

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to match seeds to their plant. Students will be group seeds that are alike ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where do seeds come from? Why is seed saving important? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Ask students what they know about seeds: What do seeds look like? What do seeds feel like? What do seeds […]

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What is Inside a Seed

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to locate the parts of a seed Students will compare a dried seed to a seed that has been rehydrated ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do seeds grow? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:A seed is a magical package. Inside rests a baby plant awaiting the right conditions for its emergence and grow. The […]

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