El Nuevo Sol Learning Garden/Lesson Plan 6   

Contents 1 Goals 2 Activities 2.1 Relaxation Activity (5 minutes) 2.2 Teach English Names of Vegetables (40 minutes) 2.3 Weed Garden! (1 hour) 2.4 Teach about the value of organic and recycled (15 minutes) 3 Supplies

[edit] Goals

Garden Goal: Weed Garden

Teaching Goal: Teach english names of vegetables that are in garden

[edit] Activities

[edit] Relaxation Activity (5 minutes)

A: Sit quietly with eyes closed for two minutes and try to hear the birds

[edit] Teach English Names of Vegetables (40 minutes)

A: Put cutouts of vegetables on popsicle sticks (tomato, avocado, pepper, squash, grapes, apple, carrot, and garden)

B: Say spanish name and english name

C: Have the children repeat the names in spanish and pass around cutouts so that they can look at them

[edit] Weed Garden! (1 hour)

[edit] Teach about the value of organic and recycled (15 minutes)

A: Sit in circle and talk about why it’s good to recycle

i- because you don’t need to buy more things

ii- its good for the environment

B: Talk about why it’s good to grow things organically

i- its good for your health

ii- its good for the environment

[edit] Supplies

• Vegetable cutout
• Popsicle sticks
• Garden tools for weeding