…pple Carrot Salad Lesson Plan. Apple Carrot Salad Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 4-5 apples 4-5 carrots â…“ cup raisins Juice of 1 lemon ¾ cup vanilla yogurt Directions: Wash the apples and carrots. Peel and core the apples. Cut the apples into small chunks. Add to a large bowl. Add the lemon juice to the cut apples and stir to combine. Peel and grate the carrots. Add the grated carrots and raisins to the large bowl. Add the yogurt to the apple-carrot mix…
…pes for each month of the school year. These lesson plans include full step-by-step instructions for cooking in the classroom and include literature connections and other activities to complete the lesson. Garden Lesson Plans – School gardens provide students of all ages with opportunities for hands-on learning activities. Our garden lesson plans provide a framework for outdoor exploration regardless of the color of your thumb. Food and Farm Less…
…p in sunlight if possible. You will see small celery stalks and whole ready-to-eat scallions begin to grow within days. Once you and your child are certified experts at growing scallions, move on to bigger and more challenging projects. Plant the scallion, lettuce, and celery sprouts into small pots of soil to see full growth. Sprout onions, sweet potatoes, ginger, garlic, lemongrass, or even an avocado seed. This activity will show your child how…
…s the “three sisters” comes to us from the Haudenosaunee (pronounced Ho-deh-no-shaw-nee), also known as the Iroquois tribe. The crops are planted together, with each serving a unique and complementary purpose in the garden. As legumes, the beans fix (or transfer) nitrogen from the air to the soil for use by the other crops, while the tall, sturdy corn stalks provide a trellis for the vining beans to grow on. Finally, the large squash leaves shad…
…eaches the freezing point, or 32ºF (0ºC). When the temperature falls below freezing, the moisture in the air freezes into ice crystals and they settle on grass and plants. This is frost. To explore frost, go on a frost walk with your child first thing in the morning. How many plants can they find covered in frost? Is everything covered in frost or only some plants and objects? To continue the exploration of frost, make frost at home. What you need…
…life”, (life cycle), “tell me what you need” (food, air, space), “dare to compare” (compare and contrast life cycles of other life cycle – mealworms, ladybugs, crickets, guppies, frogs, etc.) “True or false”, “rhymes bug me”, “insect repellant” (beneficial garden plants), “come one, come all” (plants that insects love). While students are researching the questions the teacher should create a game board with each category listed across the top of…
…life”, (life cycle), “tell me what you need” (food, air, space), “dare to compare” ( compare and contrast with other life cycles – mealworms, ladybugs, crickets, guppies, frogs, ect) “true or false”, “rhymes bug me”, etc. While students are researching the questions the teacher should create a game board with each category listed across the top of the white board/ black board with dollar amounts 100-500 listed underneath each category. Have stude…
…tudents will form questions based on facts and information gathered from research Share researched information with the class through a fun game Challenge students to work as a group Materials : Books and handouts about soils and compost. Paper and writing materials, whiteboard or chalkboard, play money. NC Standard Course of Study Goals : Science –2.01, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06 English Language Arts –1.04, 1.06,2.03, 2.06, 2.08, 3.03, 3.06, 4.02, 5…
…y pin to help weave your yarn (or you can just use your fingers). Find step-by-step instructions for branch weaving here. Once your weaving is finished, you can decorate it with natural materials like leaves or seed pods like the weaving shown here. Don’t have access to a branch? Try easy cardboard loom weaving for kids instead. The materials will be similar, but you’ll use a piece of cardboard instead of a branch for your loom. Meet Your Farmer…
…animals, and lots more. Passes are $25 in advance. For more information about the tour and to purchase a pass online, visit www.asapconnections.org….