Goals[edit | edit source]
Garden Goal: Paint Crates
Teaching Goal: Teach children about the vitamins that are in each plant in the garden and what they do
Activities[edit | edit source]
Relaxation Activity (5 minutes)[edit | edit source]
A: Sit quietly with eyes closed and try to hear the birds
Teach About Vitamins (30 minutes)[edit | edit source]
A: Make vegetable cutouts and put them on popsicle sticks
B: Show each vegetable and say what vitamins they have and what they do.
C: Have the children repeat each vegetable and vitamin and what they do while pointing to the part of their body that is helped
i: Tomato- Vitamin A (good for… eyes, bones, teeth, hair)
ii: Squash- Vitamin A (good for… eyes, bones, teeth, hair)
iii: Avocado- Vitamin B (good for… heart, energy)
iv: Chamomile- Can make a tea, which is good for upset stomach
v: Peppers- Vitamin C (good for…keeping mouth healthy, protects you from sickness, and helps you heal when you get a cut)
Pass Out Food (30 minutes)[edit | edit source]
A:Talk about how yummy it is and how healthy it is. Make games about how you can feel your bones getting healthy, your energy going up…etc.
PAINT CRATES! (1 hour)[edit | edit source]
A: Have the children choose partners and sit with partner
B: Put on smocks and only let them go outside to paint when both partners have smocks on
C: Give each partner crates and paint and brushes (be sure to set crates a good distance away from other crates)
D: Have fun
Supplies[edit | edit source]
- Vegetable cutout
- food
- non-toxic and water based paint
- paint brushes
- smocks
- popsicle sticks
- crates
- paint drop cloth
