Little Red Hen- Breadmaking

Lesson One- Introduce Little Red Hen OBJECTIVE Students wil be able to act out the story Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How is bread made? What is wheat? How’s does wheat get made into bread? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Lesson Two- Thresh the Wheat OBJECTIVE Students will be able to thresh wheat Students […]

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Hatching Eggs in the Classroom

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does our food come from? What is a life cycle? Where do  chickens come from?  OBJECTIVES In this unit, students will learn about where chickens come from and learn the difference between fertilized and unfertilized eggs. Students will understand the needs of a chick growing inside its egg and how an incubator mimics […]

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Alphabet Garden Unit

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to make connections between the garden and the alphabet ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What observations can we make about the garden? How do we use library resources to help us plan our garden? How do we take care of our garden? How do I plant a garden? PROCEDURE Fall LessonsLesson 1: Introduction […]

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Worm Stories

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to write a fictional story ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do worms help the soil? What do worms eat? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE IntroductionStart by reading Diary of a Worm. Discuss parts of the book where they talk about what worms eat, what they look like, etc.Explain that we are going to make […]

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Worm Painting

OBJECTIVE Students will make observations of how worms move ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What foods do worms eat? How do worms help the soil? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE IntroductionWhat kind of food do worms like to eat? Show them the beets and see if anyone recognizes them. We are going to make beet paint, teach these worms how […]

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Worm Observations

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to make observations about worms Students will be able to answer questions about worms based on their observations ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do worms need to survive? How do worms help the soil? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:Brainstorm a KWL sheet about worms (I Know-I Wonder-I Learned). Tell students they are going […]

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