Acting Out the Legend of the Three Sisters
Students will use the Legend of the Three Sisters to learn about vegetable planting and harvesting.
Grade Band: Elementary School
Acting Out the Planting of the Three Sisters
Students will use the Legend of the Three Sisters to learn about vegetable planting and harvesting.
Exploring the Life Cycle of the Land Around You
Students will explore the life cycle of the school campus.
Singing a Plant Parts Song and Exploring in the Garden
Students will identify the parts of a plant: root, stem, leaf, and flower.
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: leaves, stems, roots, flowers, and fruits, seeds or nuts.
Introducing Plant Parts We Eat and Sorting Plant Parts
Students will be able to explain which vegetables come from which parts of a plant, based on the functions of different plant parts. Students will also understand that a variety of fruits and vegetables of different colors provides the widest nutritional value.
