101 Ways to Connect Learning to the Garden

Gardening Project Map created by Vicki Greenhouse for her 2nd & 3rd grade students in Lincoln, Vermont.

Science Skills

• Observing
• Measuring
• Comparing
• Predicting
• Testing
• Concluding

Science Related Activities

• Soils
• Seeds
• Tools
• Temperature
• Plant Growth
• Sunlight
• Water Usage

Social Studies

• Cooperative Working Skills
• Increased Self Esteem
• Agricultural Occupations
• Ag Economics
• Learning a Hobby

Language Arts Expressive Language

• Listening
• Speaking
• Interviewing
• Dramatizing
• Questioning
• Restating
• Summarizing

Written Expression

• Letter Writing
• Journaling
• Fictional Writing
• Recording Observations

Reading

• Fictional Stories
• Literature Appreciation
• Directions
• Seed Packets
• Learning Centers

Music

• Singing
• Instrumental Music
• Drama

Math

• Geometry
• Computation

Estimating and Measuring

• Weighing
• Volume
• Area
• Time
• Plant Growth

Recording

• Logging
• Graphing
• Charting

Art

• Charcol
• Rubbings
• Pen & Ink
• Puppets
• Garden Gifts
• Vegetable Printing
• Vegetable Dyes
• Natural Collage
• Painting
• Sketching

Health

• Nutrition Education
• Foods and Diet
• Tool Safety
• Being Outdoors

Physical Education

• Walking
• Lifting
• Carrying
• Digging
• Planting
• Raking
• Dexterity and Balance

Tags: academics

Posted on Monday, March 22nd, 2010 at 11:34 pm by john under Lessons & Activities. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.