Planting a Square Foot Garden
EXPLORATION EARLY ELEMENTARY | MATH & SCIENCE Planting a Square Foot Garden Students will use math to plan and design their square foot garden Time 15-20 minutes Setting Inside Collection Group…
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EXPLORATION EARLY ELEMENTARY | SCIENCE & MATH Exploring the Effect of Seed Spacing Students will explore, chart, and analyze the effects of seed spacing in their garden. Time A few…
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EXPLORATION EARLY ELEMENTARY | SCIENCE & MATH Modeling the Square Foot Garden Students will demonstrate the need for plant spacing by going through a yoga sequence modeling plant growth. Time 15-20…
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COLLECTION PRIMARY ELEMENTARY | SCIENCE & MATH Square Foot Garden Students will review how plants grow and what plants need to grow through kinesthetic modeling. An optional experiment is included…
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COLLECTION PRIMARY ELEMENTARY | SCIENCE Garden Safari Students will use their senses to explore objects from the schoolyard and then classify them as living or non-living, developing descriptors for each…
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EXPLORATION HEALTH & NUTRITION | SCIENCE Tasting the Plant Parts Students will harvest vegetables from the school garden (or another source) to make a salad that contains all the parts of a plant:…
Read MoreIntroducing Plant Parts We Eat and Sorting Plant Parts
EXPLORATION EARLY ELEMENTARY | HEALTH & NUTRITION Introducing Plant Parts We Eat and Sorting Plant Parts Students will be able to explain which vegetables come from which parts of a…
Read MoreSinging a Plant Parts Song and Exploring in the Garden
EXPLORATION EARLY ELEMENTARY | HEALTH & NUTRITION Singing a Plant Parts Song and Exploring in the Garden Students will identify the parts of a plant: root, stem, leaf, and flower.…
Read MoreMaking Your Own “Eating a Rainbow” Book
EXPLORATION PRIMARY ELEMENTARY | HEALTH & NUTRITION; ART Make your Own “Eating a Rainbow” Book Students will create their own version of an “Eating a Rainbow” book based on their…
Read MorePlant Parts Salad
COLLECTION PRIMARY ELEMENTARY | HEALTH & NUTRITION | SCIENCE Plant Parts Salad Students will harvest vegetables from the garden, taste a variety of plants and learn about their nutritional value. Students will…
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