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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Garden Observation

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to make observation about the garden Students will be able to draw a picture of something in the garden 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 while working Pencil/Pen for teacher to […]

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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:Ask students, […]

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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 will be able to identify their favorite fruits and vegetables Students will decide collaboratively what to grow in the garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are your favorite fruits and vegetables? What should we grow in our garden? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction Explain to the class that we are going to start to think about […]

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A Year of Gardening Calendar

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to act out different tasks that are done in the garden Students will be able to write a sentence to describe gardening tasks for each month Students will be able to number the days in the month. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do we plan a garden? When do our plants grow? […]

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