Alphabet Garden Unit

NOTES This Unit is a series of 6 lessons, 3 to be done in the Fall and 3 to be done in the Spring. OBJECTIVE Students will understand the garden and notice components for all letters of the alphabet ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why do we have gardens and farms? How do we use library resources to […]

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Wampanoag Traditions: Thanksgiving

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 3.3 Explain who the Pilgrims were and explain why they left Europe to seek religious freedom; describe their journey and their early years in the Plymouth Colony. (H,G,C,E) OBJECTIVE Students will understand the various perspectives of the first Thanksgiving. Students will compare food items from the first Thanksgiving to food items today. […]

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Tops and Bottoms

OBJECTIVE Students will understand how plants grow. They will be able to identify different parts of the plant, and recognize what parts of plants we eat. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? MATERIALS NEEDED • Tops and Bottoms, by Janet Stevens• Tops and Bottoms Worksheet• Paper• Crayons• Variety of vegetables, either in the garden […]

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Sunflower Seed Saving

OBJECTIVE Students will understand that we can eat sunflower seeds and use them to make food. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where do seeds come from? How can we use seeds? MATERIALS NEEDED Sunflower heads, metal spoons, plastic table cloth, bowls to collect seeds, the book “The Sunflower House”, roasted unshelled sunflower seeds, small paper cups PROCEDURE Introduction: […]

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Sunflower Lesson (Spring)

OBJECTIVE Students will return to exploring sunflowers, this time planting them in the garden and building a sunflower house! ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where do flowers come from? Why are sunflowers important in the garden? How do sunflowers help us?How can we help sunflowers? MATERIALS NEEDED • Sunflower House, by Eve Bunting• Sunflower seeds• Sunflower head, with […]

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Sunflower Lesson (Fall)

OBJECTIVE Students will explore sunflowers in the garden, taste the seeds, and make scientific observations of the sunflowers. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where do flowers come from? Why are sunflowers important in the garden? How do sunflowers help us? How can we help sunflowers? MATERIALS NEEDED • Sunflower observation sheet• Colored pencils• Sunflower seeds (edible)• Tape measure• […]

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