![]() Through garden exploration, students will learn about the properties of soil and why soil is important to plants. ![]() Students will learn to identify plants in the garden and work together to make garden signs. Introduce students to the insects and other creatures they will find in the garden and their characteristics. Teach students about the parts of plants and their functions and use the garden to teach a hands-on plant based activity. Talk with students about the 5 “Ws” (who, what, when, where, and why) and teach them as a guide for creating a poem. Introduce students to roots and the ways they function. As a class, students will make harvesting calendars and apply their harvesting skills in the garden. Students will review characteristics of mature produce and learn how to harvest different types of fruits vegetables. Pick, Pull, Snap!: Where Once a Flower Bloomed Students create a leaf spinner and record daily temperatures. Teach students about changing seasons and the season of autumn. Leaves Fall Down: Learning about Autumn Leaves Teach students about insect life cycles through a close look at butterflies. They will share information about what is in the garden by describing the objects through illustration and descriptive writing. Students will make observations and build an understanding of the properties of common objects in the garden. Through a visit to the garden and by utilizing charts and discussion questions, students will expand their understanding of edible, non-edible, and the garden environment.Ī Farmer’s Alphabet, A Gardener’s Alphabet Students will learn the difference between edible and non-edible and understand how these concepts connect to a garden and the objects and properties of a garden. ![]() Students will use their senses to explore and investigate the world around them. They will be introduced to a rain gauge and its purpose.Īs a class, students will create “garden tips” that will teach and reinforce appropriate garden behavior. They will explore dry and wet soil and be able to describe the difference between them. Students will learn that plants need water just like people and animals need water. Students will learn proper seed spacing for planting in the garden. Students choose what to grow, how to grow it, and when to plant a fall garden.
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