El Nuevo Sol Learning Garden/Lesson Plan 6: Difference between revisions

Garden Goal: Weed Garden

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

1) Relaxation Activity (5 minutes)

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

2) 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

3) Weed Garden! (1 hour)

4) 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

Supplies: Vegetable cutout, popsicle sticks, garden tools for weeding