Classroom Planting Sessions start Monday, April 10. We are very excited for the garden season to start! It has been a long winter and we are ready to get outside and get dirty.
The Seed to Harvest plan for this year is below (click to enlarge):
This year, we will continue the grade level planting that we began last year. This year the plants and lessons assigned to each grade are:
| Grade | Plant Type | Garden Concept | Secondary Garden Concept | Nutrition Concept | Core Concepts | | Kindergarten | Flowers | Parts of a seed and how they grow | Plant Parts | Eating a Rainbow | Garden Words, Addition | | First | Cabage Family | What plants need to grow | Plant parts that we eat | Eat Your Greens | Garden Words | | Second | Carrot Family | Soil (Types of soil, what plants need) | Root Study | Healthier Food Challenge | Measurement, Addition | | Third | Marrow Family | Composting | Garden Mapping | Garden Food Critics | Volume | | Fourth | Potato Family | Plant Families | Photosynthesis | Foods used in Cultural Celebrations | Volume | | ACCESS | Herbs | Insects: Cycles and garden bugs (Friend or Foe?) | Plant History | Healthier Food Challenge | Garden Words | | ASAP | Pea and Bean Family | | | | |
There are many ways for parent and student volunteers to get involved in the garden this year. Check out the volunteer opportunities page for a listing of where you can help.
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