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Grade Sorted Garden Lesson Plans
(Standard and Season Aligned)
First Quarter
Kindergarten: Matter --SKP1bSix of one, half dozen of another
First: Water/Weather and Seasons --S1E1cSeasons on a Farm
Second: Matter --S2P1aMini Terrariums
Third: Rocks, Minerals, Soils, and Fossils --S3E1 .Sensual Soils
Fourth: Stars and Our Solar System – S4E2cTracking the seasons
Fifth: Cells and Microorganisms-- S5L4aFriend or Foe
Second Quarter
Kindergarten: Day & Night Sky -- SKE1cDark Plant, Light Plant
First: Magnets/Lights and Shadows --S1P1a.Photosynthesis
Second: Seasonal Changes--S2E3aTracking Weather
Third: Habitats of Georgia -- S3L1b.Read About Seeds
Fourth: Explain the Water Cycle – S4E3dLettuce Learn About the Water Cycle
Fifth: Classification --S5L1bWhich Plant is Which?
Genes & Inherited Traits -- S5L2bHeirloom Planting
Third Quarter
Kindergarten: Living and Nonliving Things -- GPSSKL1Between and Rock and a Hard Place
First: Sound/Animals --S1L1b.All about earthworms
Second: Energy --S2P2aA Shoebox of Sunshine
Third: Heat Energy - S3P1cSolar Ovens
Fourth: Simple Machines – S4P3aForce and Motion
Fifth: Matter and Changes -- S5P2a&cPhysical and Chemical Change
Fourth Quarter
Kindergarten: Plants and animals -- GPSSKL2(b)Garden Sensory Exploration
First: Plants --S1L1a.Plants Plant Part Salad
Second: Life Cycles --S2L1cPlant Life Cycle
Third: Pollution and Conservation -- S3L2a.Food Roots and Routes
Fourth: Ecology -- S4L1bSchool Garden Ecosystem Game
Fifth: Earth's Surface Features S5E1cSoil, Don't Go!
TEACH
Lesson Plans
UGA Cooperative Extension Garden Resource Page
State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Captain Planet
Georgia Organics
Fed Up Movie and Curriculum (available for loan from KACCB)
Growing Minds (Lesson Plans and List of Books for the Garden)
Plant
Planting Charts:
Cornell University Vegetable Growing Guides
Advice for your garden:
Find a Farmer:
Resources and Grants for your garden:
EAT
Find a local Chef:Athens Chefs for Classroom Demos
Check out the School Garden Classroom Cookbook
Borrow the Office of Service Learning's Cooking Kit: