September
Root Exploration lesson plan
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)
Butterfly Life Cycles lesson plan
Teach students about insect life cycles through a close look at butterflies.
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- Butterfly Life Cycle lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
- Butterfly Life Cycle pictures (quick view as .pdf)
Insect Exploration lesson plan
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)
Cucumber Exploration lesson plan
Introduce students to cucumbers, how they grow, and what they taste like.
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- Cucumber Exploration lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
- Examples of cucumber plants growing (quick view as .pdf)
The Vegetables We Eat
Did you know that broccoli is actually a flower bud? Explore other parts of plants and how we eat them. This book also explains how vegetables are grown and why they are healthy. Before reading, make a list of all the vegetables you can think of that are actually the fruit of the plant! (Hint: they all have seeds.)
The Pickle Patch Bathtub
One day, Donna tries to bathe in the farmhouse washtub and realizes that her legs are too long. She decides that she will grow pickling cucumbers to sell until she saves up enough money for a new bathtub. How many cucumbers will she have to grow and how long will it take for her to save enough money?