Goals[edit | edit source]
Garden Goal: Plant plants and seeds in garden
Teaching Goal: To teach about plant parts
Activities[edit | edit source]
Relaxation Activity (5 minutes)[edit | edit source]
A: Sit quietly with eyes closed and try to hear birds for two minutes
Plant Parts (45 minutes)[edit | edit source]
A: Label parts and talk about what each one does
B: Pass out copies of plant parts to kids and have them color them in and label them
Talk about what plants we are planting (10 minutes)[edit | edit source]
A: Tomatoes, Pepper, Squash,cucumber, Oregano, Chamomile
PLANT IN GARDEN! (1 hour)[edit | edit source]
A: Divide kids up into three groups. One group uses salt shakers with oregano and chamomile seeds to plant the herb garden. The second group plants the squash seeds and the third group transplants the tomato and pepper plants
Supplies[edit | edit source]
- plant parts handouts
- markers/colored pencils
- trowels
- shovels
- measuring sticks for seeds
- plants/seeds
- salt shakers with seeds and rice
