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OBJECTIVE To appreciate varieties of fruits and vegetables and their imperfections. To practice observational skills ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why do we grow different kinds of tomatoes? Do different tomato varieties taste the same? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Are all tomatoes the same? No! Tomatoes are different colors, shapes, and tastes. Today each of you are going […]
OBJECTIVE Students will connect the story of Stone Soup to their own school garden or local farm Students will take part in the process of farm/garden to fork ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? Why is sharing important? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Make stone soup prior to the lesson Introduction: Students sit in a circle […]
OBJECTIVE Students connect their five senses to something in the garden ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Which senses do we use in the garden? MATERIALS NEEDED Touch: sage, mullen Smell: herbs Taste: pea shoots, sorrel, cherry tomatoes, kale Sound: wind chime, bird feeder to attract birds Sight: zinnias, calendula, merigolds PROCEDURE Buy plants or have starts ready, choose […]
OBJECTIVE Students will draw how a plant change over time ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is a bulb? What does a plant need to grow? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Print out bulb observation sheets and fill one out as an example Introduction: Tell the children that since it’s too cold to work in the garden outside, we’re going […]
OBJECTIVE Students will understand that a fruit is anything with seeds in it Students will infer that the size of a fruit does not indicate the size or amount of seeds ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where do seeds come from? How are seeds and fruits different from one another? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Play “Silent Museum” to […]
OBJECTIVE Students will understand the process of pollination Students will be able to name some pollinators ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Who are our pollinators? What happens during pollination? MATERIALS NEEDED Activity One: Activity Two: Activity Three: Activity Four: PROCEDURE This lesson can be done over multiple days/weeks or one condensed lesson Print out flower coloring pages and […]
