GARDENING MONTH

Your students will study how seeds sprout and grow into plants and plant a garden! They will read amazing books such as The Youngster's Reference to Gardening, and play fun games.

(Click on each calendar day to access your lesson plans and teaching resources)

Day

1

Make a Garden Plan and Sign

Read: The Youngster's Reference to Gardening

Play: Weed Whackers

STEM: (K-8) Make a garden plan and sign

6

Garden Prep

Read: The Youngster's Reference to Gardening

Play: Poison Dart Frog

STEM: (K-8) Prepare the garden

11

Create a Business

Read: Little Shoots

Play: Call Ball

STEM: (K-8) Create a business

16

Plant the Garden

Read: Sailing Ships

Play: Musical Chairs

STEM: (K-8) Plant the garden

2

Start Your Seeds and Programming

Read: The Youngster's Reference to Gardening

Play: Jump Rope

STEM: (K-8) Start your seeds

Code: (4-8) Robotics

7

Gardening and Programming

Read: Let's Go Seed Collecting

Play: Kick the Can

STEM: (K-3) Gardening

Code: (4-8) Robotics

12

Plan Your Business and Programming

Read: Sunflowers

Play: Doggy, Doggy, Where's Your Bone?

STEM: (K-3) Plan your business

Code: (4-8) Robotics

17

Make Your Product

Read: Anna's Extraordinary Experiments With Weather

Play: Squirrels in the Garden

STEM: (K-8) Make your products to sell at your stand

3

Programming and Start Your Seeds

Read: The Youngster's Reference to Gardening

Play: Robot Tag

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Start your seeds

8

Programming and Gardening

Read: Every Tree Counts

Play: Robot Race

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Gardening

13

Programming and Plan Your Business

Read: Wiggle Jiggle

Play: Dribble and Shoot

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Plan your business

18

Farmer's Market

Read: Why Do Sunbirds Eat All Day

Play: Kickball

STEM: (K-8) Make your product to sell at your stand; Set up the Farmer's Market for parent pickup

4

Prepare the Garden

Read: The Youngster's Reference to Gardening

Play: Capture the corn

STEM: (K-8) Prepare the garden

9

Make a Scarecrow and Programming

Read: Grandpa Farouk's Garden

Play: Follow the Scarecrow

STEM: (K-3) Make a scarecrow

Code: (4-8) Robotics

14

Construct Your Stand

Read: Stick Your Tongue Out

Play: Fishes in the Sea

STEM: (K-8) Construct your stand

19

Make Products

Read: Garden of Medicines

Play: Sharks and Islands

STEM: (K-8) Make your product to sell at your stand; or have a fun day

5

Prep the Garden

Read: The Youngster's Reference to Gardening

Play: Snake

STEM: (K-8) Prepare the garden

10

Fruit Pizza

Read: A Butterfly Smile

Play: Plant the Trees

STEM: (K-8) Make fruit pizza

15

Construct Your Stands

Read: Busy Bee's Flower Friends

Play: Harvest Time

STEM: (K-8) Construct your stand

20

Farmer's Market: Day 2

Read: Incredible World of Insects

Play: Straddle Ball

STEM: (K-8) Make your product to sell at your stand; set up the Farmer's Market for parent pickup

All Gardening Month Materials

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Full Monthly Materials List