A team of MBU students, College of Education faculty, and Bessie Weller students and parents were hard at work building 20 raised garden beds and filling them with new soil. Children learn about and learn to identify different types of local fruits and vegetables.Ĭhildren learn about different types of fresh berries and practice their listening skills to follow instructions and make their own individual snack.Ĭhildren learn how to make their own snack and through a hands-on cooking experience gain motivation to try new local vegetables.Contributing reporter: Jamie Saunders ’23įlash back to 2018 in the courtyard of Bessie Weller Elementary School in Staunton. Students associate vegetables and fruits with a positive experience making a fun art project.Ĭhildren become comfortable with tasting new foods in the supportive, positive environment of their preschool. Students learn to identify new fruits and vegetables. They will learn to observe and look closely in the garden by beginning to recognize and appreciate different colors.Ĭhildren gain knowledge and interest in new fruits and vegetables through making vegetable crowns. Students explore the garden and will practice garden rules. Children will work in teams to sort, count, and classify their weeds. In the garden, children will use pictures (or sample plants) and follow instructions to identify weeds and pull them. Children will be introduced to a rain gauge and its purpose.Ĭhildren will recall information about plants and add to their understanding of what plants need to grow. Children will practice testing soil for dampness using their fingers. They will explore dry and wet soil and be able to describe the difference between them. Children will learn to listen and participate in a group activity while outdoors in the garden through this movement based activity.Ĭhildren learn that plants need water just like people and animals need water. Students work together to complete a class project.Ĭhildren learn about seeds through hands-on activities, inquiry, and seed exploration.Ĭhildren will become familiar with the different things plants need to survive and grow. Through a fun, dynamic learning environment children explore how to use the tools successfully.Ĭhildren gain knowledge and interest in new fruits and vegetables through making an alphabet border for the classroom. Teach students to observe (rather than harm) living things in the garden and natural environment.Ĭhildren learn about a variety of cooking tools including plastic knives, measuring spoons and cups, whisks and mixing spoons. Introduce students to insects and other bugs they will find in the garden, their characteristics, and how they affect plants. Students associate vegetables and fruits with a dynamic activity and positive experience.Ĭhildren use their sense to explore apples and gain confidence in trying new fruits. Students learn to identify a new vegetable. Teach students about how vegetables grow and guide them in tasting veggies that grow below ground and above ground.Ĭhildren use their sense to explore sweet potatoes and gain confidence in trying new vegetables. Students use a pumpkin seed activity to practice counting. Through a creative exploration of pumpkins, students gain a new understanding of this vegetable and all of its diverse uses. Through a hands-on activity, children explore a new vegetable and taste two varieties of cabbage. Children learn about kitchen utensils and how to use them to make a specific recipe.Ĭhildren gain confidence in trying new foods and become familiar with a new vegetable. Students will learn how to make fresh salsa with local ingredients.Ĭhildren learn about different types of melons (cantaloupe, watermelon, and honeydew) grown in WNC, become familiar with tasting new foods, and practice using their senses to explore environments.Ĭhildren learn how to make their own snack and through a hands on cooking experience gain motivation to try a new vegetable. Children learn that many vegetables come in lots of different varieties that all look and taste different. Children become comfortable with tasting new foods in the supportive, positive environment of their preschool. Various books will work well with this lessonĬhildren learn about vegetables and fruits through children’s literature and taste tests.Ĭhildren gain familiarity with different types of tomatoes and explore how they taste. Students associate vegetables and fruits with a positive experience making a fun art project. Return to Lesson Plan page Classroom Activity
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