Special Projects

The fall class schedule connects the needs of the gardens to the timing of classroom lessons in the first semester.  For a complete listing of lessons, please visit the lesson guides section of the website.

 

Week	Grade 4	Grade 3	Grade 2	Grade 1
Aug 27	Granny’s Flower Pressing Adventure	Granny’s Flower Pressing Adventure	Granny’s Flower Pressing Adventure	Granny’s Flower Pressing Adventure
Sep 4 Labor Day, 9-3	Granny’s Potato Patch Adventure Weed	Granny’s Potato Patch Adventure Weed	Granny’s Potato Patch Adventure Weed	Granny's Potato Patch Adventure Weed
Sep 10	Comparing Weeds Using a Venn Diagram	Are Plant Parts the Same in Different Weed Types?	What's in Soil?	Counting and Comparing Weeds
Sep 17 Open House 9-23	Harvesting for Harvest Soup Day Weed	Harvesting for Harvest Soup Day Weed	Harvesting for Harvest Soup Day Weed	Harvesting for Harvest Soup Day Weed
Sep 24 Harvest Soup Day, 9-28	Flower Parts and Pollination	Animals in the Garden Habitat	Worm Composting	What Do Garden Animals Need from Their Environment?
Oct 1 3rd grade OAA, 10-2	Tree Identification Using a Dichotomous Key	Animals in the Ground Habitat	Living Things Cause Changes	Spider Web Hunt
Oct 8 Columbus Day, 10-8	Plant Life Cycle, Seed Dispersal, and Seed Collection	Why is Pollination Important?	Understanding How Bulbs Grow	Nature Trail Examining Seasonal Changes on a Shape Walk
Oct 15	Putting the Garden to Bed	Plant Life Cycle, Seed Dispersal, and Seed Collection	Nature Trail Evidence of Forest Changes	Seed Dispersal and Seed Collection
Oct 22	Understanding How Bulbs Grow	Nature Trail Evidence of Survival Traits in a Forest	Plant Life Cycle, Seed Dispersal, and Seed Collection	Putting the Garden to Bed
Oct 29 Fall Parties, 10-31	Nature Trail Creating a Geographical Map	Putting the Garden to Bed	Putting the Garden to Bed	What Happens If You Plant a Bulb in Autumn