Each week will do an art project, science experiment, literature related to our focus of study, active play, songs, gardening, and explore healthy eating options. If the weather is bad or excessively hot, we will meet inside the church.
Week 1
June 13th, Plant Growth and Development
- Kids establish garden rules and create a song to remind us of our rules each week. This will be one of our gatherings songs each week.
- “Hamburger” Plant Activity (Discover the building blocks of our food)
- Create a “Know and Show Sombrero” that shows the importance and development of plants
- Planting
- Closing song/activity
Week 2
June 20th, Soils and Water Cycle
- Gathering song and team-building activity
- Earth Apple
- Mud Pies
- Candy Aggregate
- Out of the Spout Activity
- “Sweaty Plants”
- Caring for the Garden
- Closing song/activity
Week 3
June 27th, Veggies and Herbs
- Gathering song and new team-building activity
- Identify Go, Slow, and Whoa Foods
- Greasy Grid
- Caring for the Garden
- Closing song/activity
Week 4
July 18th, Ecology
- Gathering song and new team-building activity
- Class Web
- Food Chain Game
- Bluebirds and the Garden
- Caring for the Garden
- Closing song/activity
Week 5
July 25th, Insects
- Gathering song and new team-building activity
- Metamorphosis Puppets
- Bug Sucking Machines?
- Chew on This! (Insect and Plant interactions)
- Garden Friends and Foes
- Caring for the Garden
- Closing song/activity
Week 6
August 8th, Native Pollinators
- Gathering song and new team-building activity
- Bee Bartering
- Native Bees
- Puppet show
- Caring for the Garden
- Closing song/activity
Week 7
August 15th, Watersheds, Groundwater and Conservation
- Gathering song and new team-building activity
- Water in Your Hands
- “Carpet” Plants
- Water sandwich
- Caring for the Garden
- Closing song/activity
Week 8
August 22nd, Designing the Perfect Landscape for Plants, Pollinators, and People!
- Gathering song and new team-building activity
- People and Places
- Money Trees
- Nature Wheels
- Texture Collection
- Tree Measure
- Caring for the Garden
- Closing song/activity