A collection of international poems, highlighting various topics from Grandpa’s Garden to A Potato’s Valentine to The Emperor’s Greenhouse.
Gardens
Eddie decides he wants a garden and gets to work, with just a bit of help from him mom and younger sister. He learns about all of the elements that help his garden to grow!
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. 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.
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- Edible vs. Non-Edible lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
- Pictures of Edible Items (quick view as .pdf)
- Pictures of Non-Edible Items (quick view as .pdf)
Introduce students to roots and the ways they function. Talk with students about the 5 “Ws” (who, what, when, where, and why) and teach them as a guide for creating a poem.
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- Roots Exploration lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
(2012-2013) ASAP’s Farm to School to Community Project focused on multiple intervention points to positively impact food environments, promote healthy food relationships for children, and build a stronger, more transparent local food system. This two year project, funded through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, begun with a focus on Farm to School in three communities in year one and expanded to include restaurants, groceries, Head Start centers, hospitals and colleges in year two.
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- Local Food in Rural WNC: Opportunities and Challenges (quick view as .pdf)
Students will make observations and build an understanding of the properties of common objects in the garden. They will share information about what is in the garden by describing the objects through illustration and descriptive writing.
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- Alphabet Wordstrips (quick view as .pdf)
- Garden Alphabet lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
Introduce students to the insects and other creatures they will find in the garden and their characteristics.
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- Creatures in the garden pictures (quick view as .pdf)
- Facts about garden friends (quick view as .pdf)
- Insect Exploration lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
- Insect facts (quick view as .pdf)
Students learn about the benefits of soil amendments and spend time recording their garden observations.
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- Soil Amendments lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
