Grade 3 School Garden Lesson Plan - Seed Lesson; Seed Balls: Try your Hand at Seed Dispersal ~ Massachusetts
|=> In this activity students will learn about re-vegetation efforts on disturbed lands and make seed balls to re-vegetate their own area of disturbed land
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Free School Gardening Art Posters
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Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
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Grade 2 School Garden Lesson Plan - Plotting Your Garden Meal ~ Massachusetts
|=> In this lesson, students will learn about why plants need to be spaced, how farmers figure out how to space their crops, and do a theater activity to visualize this. Then they will practice spacing vegetables on a graph paper map of a garden bed.
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
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Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
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Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Grade 3 School Garden Lesson Plan - Seed Lesson; Seed Balls: Try your Hand at Seed Dispersal ~ Massachusetts
|=> In this activity students will learn about re-vegetation efforts on disturbed lands and make seed balls to re-vegetate their own area of disturbed land
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Grade 2 School Garden Lesson Plan - Plotting Your Garden Meal ~ Massachusetts
|=> In this lesson, students will learn about why plants need to be spaced, how farmers figure out how to space their crops, and do a theater activity to visualize this. Then they will practice spacing vegetables on a graph paper map of a garden bed.
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Basic presentation of the parts of a plant and of the life cycle of plants. Pitched at about the 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade level. Lots of descriptive pictures and diagrams.
Colorado School Gardening Guide Chapter 3: Activities and Lesson Plans - Indoor Projects, Lesson Plans and Activities
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Basic presentation of the parts of a plant and of the life cycle of plants. Pitched at about the 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade level. Lots of descriptive pictures and diagrams.
Colorado School Gardening Guide Chapter 3: Activities and Lesson Plans - Indoor Projects, Lesson Plans and Activities
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For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Edible Schoolyard Curriculum Summary by Grade and Month
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
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Free School Gardening Art Posters
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Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
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Grade 1 School Garden Lesson Plan - Sunflower Power ~ Massachusetts
|=> This is a multi-part activity in which students will grow a sunflower, measure and record its growth and ability to track the sun, harvest its seeds, eat and save them for next year’s first grade class
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
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Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Grade 4 School Garden Lesson Plan - Seeds Lesson; Seed your Saving ~ Massachusetts
|=> In this activity students will learn about the life cycle of plants from seed to fruit to collecting the seeds inside the fruits. They will harvest pods of garden beans, separate the seeds from the pods, clean them and store them for the winter so that they can be planted in the spring.
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
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Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Grade 1 School Garden Lesson Plan - Seeds Lesson; What is a Seed ~ Massachusetts
|=> In this activity students will closely observe a variety of objects: seed and non-seeds. They will conduct experiments to test their assumptions as to which are seeds by soaking the objects and then planting them and then observing the results
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
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Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Grade 2 School Garden Lesson Plan - Seeds Lesson; What’s in a Seed ~ Massachusetts
|=> In this activity students will soak bean seeds and then look inside the soaked bean seeds to observe the different parts of the seed
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
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Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
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Colorado School Garden Lesson Plan a1: Edible Plant Parts: What’s for Lunch? (1st Grade and Beyond) - Indoor Projects, Lesson Plans and Activities
|=> Overview: Students will learn about the six parts of a plant, their functions and learn which parts of the plants we eat
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
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Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
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Grade 3 School Garden Lesson Plan - Seeds Lesson; Seed Dispersal ~ Massachusetts
|=> In this activity students will learn that plants disperse their seeds away from the parent plants in In this activity students will learn that plants disperse their seeds away from the parent plants in different ways. They will observe some of the mechanisms that are used to disperse seeds and observe how the seeds travels. Students will then develop a new strategy for seed dispersal and test their method of release and travel
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
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`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
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2. Objectives 1. Identify parts of a plant. 2. Tell what a seed needs in order for it to grow. 3. Learn the different ways in which seeds travel. 4. Learn how plants grow in many ways. 5. Participate in class viewing and discussion of plant art. 6. Plant seeds. 7. Draw a more accurate picture of a tree.
5. I will show students a coconut and a cucumber seed. We will compare the sizes of the seeds. Students will take different seeds and sort them by attributes.
7. We will plant cat grass and marigolds to see the different speeds that seeds grow. We will also experiment with planting without sunlight and water.
21. Students will have the chance to redraw their tree. This will be a part of their assessment.
22. 1 Does not meet expectations 2 Slightly meets expectations 3 Meets expectations 4 Exceeds expectations Participates In class discussions Identify what a seed needs to grow n/a Identify plant parts n/a Tree drawing Assessment Rubric
23. Resources Aston, Diana H. A Seed is Sleepy. (2007). Vancouver, British Columbia. Marzollo, Jean and Judith Moffatt. I'm a Seed. (1996.) New York, New York: Scholastic Inc. Stevens, Jean. Tops and Bottoms. (1995). New York, New York: HarcourtBrace and Company. Udry, Janice M. and Marc Simont. A Tree Is Nice. (1987). United States: Haper Collins Publishers. Yang, Myser. (2010). Plant Unit Art Slides. Retrieved from http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/116652plant-unit