Garden Science Class

January-February Class Schedule

Group 1 (7 & 8 yr olds)

1/10

Sense Riddles: Using observations from their senses, students create riddles about objects in the garden.
Related Subjects: Language Arts
Process Skills: Applying, Communicating

1/17

Plant Detective: In this activity students identify objects as plants and describe their characteristics.
Related Subjects: Language Arts
Process Skills: Categorizing, Communicating

1/24

Plant Watchers: Students plant seeds or seedlings and learn about the needs of the plants.
Related Subjects:  Art, Language Arts
Process Skills: Recording, Communicating

2/1

Plant Care Planners: Students monitor their seeds and develop a plant care plan.
Related Subjects: Language Arts
Process Skills: Observing, Communicating

2/8

Scientists at Work: Students devise and experiment to test on of their assumptions about plant seeds.
Related Subjects: Art, Language Arts
Process Skills: Predicting, Communicating

2/15

Plant Reporters: In this activity, students collect and record the final data on their project and discuss what they have learned.
Related Subjects: Art, Language Arts
Process Skills: Communicating

2/19

Work Day with Ms. Sasha

2/29

Investigating Water: In this activity, students investigate the properties of water and share their ideas about the substance.

Related Subjects: Language Arts
Process Skills: Observing, Communicating

Group 2 (5 & 6 yr olds)

1/10

Texture Sort: Students explore their sense of touch as they sort objects by texture.
Related Subjects: Math, Language Arts
Process Skills: Comparing, Communicating

1/17

Only the Nose Knows: Students try to identify different scents in the scent canisters
Related Subjects: Language Arts
Process Skills: Observing, Communicating

1/24

Tree Watchers: After observing a tree, students record their observations through drawing and writing.
Related Subjects: Art
Process Skills: Observing, Communicating

2/1

Garden Delights: In this activity, students produce a class book to record and share some of their sensory experiences.
Related Subjects: Language Arts, Art
Process Skills: Observing, Communicating

2/8

Is it a seed? Students sort objects to whether or not they are seeds.
Related Subjects: Math
Process Skills: Observing, Comparing

2/15

Full of Beans: Students learn about the diversity of seeds by sorting beans.
Related Subjects: Language Arts, Math
Process Skills: Observing, Comparing

2/19

Work Day with Ms. Sasha

2/29

Seed Soaks: Students predict what will happen to seeds that have been placed in water.
Related Subjects: Math, Language Arts
Process Skills: Observing, Predicting