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PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: What's Next? The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Parents Pre-K - K Standards
A series of hands-on activities follows a reading of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Learners create a paper collage to explore the beginning, middle, and end of days of the week, numbers, and more. They grow a butterfly...
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Academy of American Poets

Teach This Poem: "A Place in the Country" by Toi Derricotte

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Build young scholars' confidence in analyzing art and poetry with a lesson that first asks pupils to list details they notice in Edouard Vuillard's painting "Garden at Vaucresson" and then to describe how the painting makes them feel....
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K20 LEARN

Leaning Plants: Plant Adaptations, Growth, And Tropisms

For Teachers 4th
Young scientists examine pictures of plants, then explore plant reactions found on the Missouri Botanical Gardens website. Scholars investigate why plants lean, then observe a plant of their own for six weeks to make new claims,...
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The Flower Garden

For Teachers 1st
For this counting and coloring activity worksheet, 1st graders color 3 flowers red, 4 flowers orange, 5 flowers purple, and 2 flowers yellow.
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Curated OER

Pumpkins

For Teachers K - 3rd
The pumpkin might be the single most amazing plant for youngsters. It's so big! It's leaves, it's stems, it's fruit! And it is easy to grow! This lesson describes all sorts of wonderful pumpkin ideas. Everything from pumpkin stories,...
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Inviting Butterflies to the Schoolyard

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create a butterfly garden. In this butterfly garden lesson, students plot a garden with plant species that will attract butterflies. Students learn about the specific plants and items that will help butterflies use the garden.
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Six Plant Parts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create a harvest burrito out of fruit, flowers, roots, stems, and more. In this plants lesson plan, students go out into the garden and identify the 6 plant parts.
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Growing in Character

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore how to build their character by respecting and appreciating various cultures. In this character education instructional activity, students read the book Seedfolks and answer questions based on the character's...
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Feeding in the Flow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has developed a tremendous library of ocean-themed lessons that can be used in a variety of science settings. "Feeding in the Flow" is one of those activities; Its focus is on...
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Monet And Impressionism

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create and discuss works of Impressionism in this lesson plan for the elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on Monet's "Water Lilies" and the Bridge or Gardens at Giverny.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Perimeter of Polygons in Word Problems

For Students 2nd - 4th
Peruse these perimeter word problems with beginning geometers, possibly projecting it as an all-class warm up. There are three scenarios here, each with a visual. Scholars determine the perimeter of a swimming pool, find the missing...
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Curated OER

Nutrients for Plants and People: Nutrition Scrapbook or Poster

For Students 4th - 6th
Get creative about nutrition! This crafty food project has learners thinking about the foods that make up levels of the food pyramid, first cutting out images of different types of food and plants from magazines or gardening catalogues....
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PPT
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France: Louis XIV and Versailles

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Live vicariously through the riches and exorbitance of Louis XIV in this tour of Versailles palace and grounds. The presentation is a good way to provide context to your lesson on Versailles - and as a precursor to the righteous fury of...
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Importance of Fresh Vegetables and Fruits in Our Diets

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students explore the importance of fruits and vegetables in our diets. In this science lesson, students discuss various types of fruits and vegetables. Students play the good health=good diet game. Students discuss types of fruits and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

What is Climate?

For Students 6th - 8th
In this weather worksheet, students read a brief excerpt that compares the various types of climates found on Earth. Then they explain where the low- and high-pressure systems follow each other throughout the year.
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Curated OER

"Greenhouse" Sprouts Garden

For Teachers K - 8th
Students grow sprouts in soil inside clear plastic bags. They record and monitor the growth for five days, and present their findings to the class.
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Worksheet
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Garden Maze (Easy)

For Students Pre-K - K
In this maze worksheet, learners demonstrate hand eye coordination as they trace a path through a maze of flowers. Students may color the pictures any way they wish.
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Pictures, Photographs, and Captions

For Teachers 6th Standards
"How do photographs contribute to an autobiography?" Laurence Yep's The Lost Garden provides learners with an opportunity to examine how photos and their captions contribute to and clarify events in a story. Class members use expressive...
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Monet's Garden

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders review impressionism and one of the well-known artist of this period, Claude Money. They explore "en plein air," an outdoor painting technique that Monet employed to create his work. They also experiment with warm and...
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Patricia's Garden

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a three paragraph story and answer three comprehension questions provided at the end of the story. The directions ask for complete sentences.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Nutrients for Plants and People: Gardening for Good Health

For Students 4th - 6th
In this food pyramid worksheet, students read about each food group in the food pyramid, and then write examples for each one. Students write 6 groups and 6 examples.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Melissa's Garden

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math activity, students identify the location of pictures on a coordinate plane. They write some answers as an ordered pair. They read ordered pairs and identify the picture at a specified location. Six problems are on a page. An...
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Interactive
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Mystery Caterpillar Challenge and IPM or Organic Gardening Practices

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this caterpillar activity, students look at the picture of the caterpillar and identify what kind it is. Students then decide how to take care of it.
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Introduction to Nutrition and Gardening

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine the different parts of a plant and each ones role.  In this exploratory activity students complete several activities including a game of charades.

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