An Egg is Quiet
This beautiful book compares many different types of eggs with lyrical prose and true-to-life illustrations.
K-2
Raising Dragons
A young girl growing up on a farm doesn’t share her father’s love of farming, but finds her own way to be helpful when she takes in a baby dragon to raise.
Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie
It’s a perfect fall day and Amelia Bedelia is visiting her grandparents. When her grandmother wants to make an apple pie, Amelia is happy to help out!
Apples A to Z
Packed with loads of information about apples and how they grow, this book takes readers on an alphabetical journey through the apple orchard to the kitchen and includes a recipe for homemade applesauce!
Garbage Helps our Garden Grow
Illustrated with vibrant photographs, this story explains how food and garden scraps break down into compost. Follow along as a family composts their table scraps (even their old Jack-o-lantern!) in the backyard bin, eventually using the resulting compost to enrich the soil for the spring garden.
Pancakes, Pancakes!
Jack is hungry and wants a big pancake for breakfast. But first, his mother needs some help gathering the ingredients. Jack harvests the wheat to mill the flour, gathers the eggs, milks the cow, and churns the butter for his pancake! This lively and vibrant story helps children gain an understanding of everything that goes
Watering the Garden lesson plan
Students will learn that plants need water just like people and animals need water. They will explore dry and wet soil and be able to describe the difference between them. They will be introduced to a rain gauge and its purpose.
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- Watering the Garden Lesson Plan – Preschool (quick view as .pdf)
Soil Temperature lesson plan
Students will use thermometers to measure soil temperature and use the information to determine if the soil is warm enough to support plant growth.
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- Soil Temperature lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
Soil Exploration lesson plan
Through garden exploration, students will learn about the properties of soil and why soil is important to plants. They will closely observe soil and practice tallying and reporting results of soil experiments.
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- Soil Exploration lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
- Soil sorting worksheet (quick view as .pdf)
Searching the Garden Safely lesson plan
As a class, students will create “garden tips” that will teach and reinforce appropriate garden behavior. Students will use their senses to explore and investigate the world around them.
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- Searching the Garden Safely lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)