All About Worms Lesson Plans for: k-2 Subject Areas: Science, Math, Language Arts Goal: To teach students about worms and how the contribute to the garden. They will explore worms and what they need to thrive. Time Needed For Lesson: 3 Hours (including extension) Ideal Season: Spring, Summer, Fall Materials: -Night crawlers or red Wiggler worms (1 per student) -Worm anatomy chart -Magnifying glass (1 per student) -Rulers (1 per student) -Paper and pencils Procedure: Read: An Earthworm’s Life by John Himmelman and Earthworms by Clair Llewellyn to students before Read More …
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All About Potatoes – Lesson Plan
Materials: 10 – 5 gallon buckets with holes drilled on the bottoms and lower sides for drainage 5 bags of soil 20-25 seed potatoes (depending on # of students) After harvest: Large pot or crock pot depending on recipe Procedure: Students will each receive a seed potato to plant one at a time in the buckets with the soil provided. About 2 inches of soil at the bottom of the bucket, plant potato seeds and fill bucket with soil. Volunteer students can take this home and water them over the Read More …