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"Let's Plant Green Beans"
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"Let's
Plant Green Beans"
A Lesson in Kids' Gardening
produced by Lorna Klopner Bradley[List team participants here]Web Institute for Teachers, Summer, 2000Menu
Introduction"Nurturing plants from seed to harvest inevitably leads to increased feelingsof confidence, self-esteem and pride. One need only see the beaming face of a child who has harvested her first carrot to appreciate the value of this experience. The child becomes empowered and motivated by the realization that hard work and patience produce concrete, satisfying results. The garden provides a place for groups of youngsters to cooperate, solve problems together and share the fruits of their labor. As the skills of problem solving and cooperation are so tenuous globally, this experience is a critical one for our future leaders." Quote from foreword by Pete Seeger,"The National Gardening Association Guide to Kid's Gardening" (I was a grant winner of the National Garden Association) Click here to return to MenuAim Through the integration of language arts, science, math and character education kindergarten students will learn the parts of a plant, how it grows, plant green bean seeds, measure and graph the growth of their green bean plant. Also, as an ongoing follow up activity students and teacher will start a school garden involving 8th grade students. Click here to return to MenuRationaleThe child becomes empowered and motivated by the realization that hard work and patience produce concrete, satisfying results.The garden provides a place for groups of youngsters to cooperate, solve problems together and share the fruits of their labor. As the skills of problem solving and cooperation are so tenuous globally, this experience is a critical one for our future leaders." Click here to return to MenuGoals and Objectives
Language Arts Goal 3,CASA,B,C/CFS 1 Character Education: Respect, Responsibility, work ethic
Click here to return to MenuAudienceKindergarten studentsClick here to return to MenuPrerequisitesKindergarten children already having instruction in measuring using non-standard and standard units of measurement to the inch & 1/2 inch and prior instruction using the mouse.Click here to return to MenuSubject MatterMath:
1. Use standard units (e.g.,12 inch ruler and yard stick) to measure objects.
Language
Arts: 1.Write to communicate for the purpose of describing.
Character Education: Discussions on the necessity for respect for all living things, taking responsibility for the care of a growing plant and work ethic in the production of a school garden.
Click here to return to MenuInstructional PlanChildren will learn :What is a plant? How a plant grows. Parts of a plant. Plant and observe the growth of a green bean and chart the growth of the plant on a bar graph.Click here to return to MenuMaterials
Click here to return to MenuAssessment and EvaluationGiven a blank sheet of paper children will draw a picture of a plant showing all the partsand labeling the parts. Observe
children's journal drawings which should show a progression in growth.
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