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Think Green
Students experience and practice compositing and recycling through hands-on-activities. They distinguish between which items from their trash can be recycled, composted and reused. The process for making recycled paper is also covered in...
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Butterfly
In this animal facts worksheet, learners will read information about butterflies including what they eat and where they live. Then students can color a picture of a butterfly.
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Moth
In this animal facts worksheet, learners will read information about moths including what they eat and where they live. Then students will color a picture of a moth.
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Nouns
In this nouns instructional activity, students review the definition for common and proper nouns. Students then circle the common nouns in the sentences. Students write the common nouns to complete each sentence.
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'One' and 'Ose' Words
For this word blends worksheet, students complete 4 activities using word blends of 'ose' and 'one.' Students complete 38 exercises.
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Vegetable Twister
Students review vegetables and their nutrient values and production. In this vegetable production worksheet, students read information about the nutrients in vegetables and how they are grown. Students participate in a game of Twister to...
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Making Sense
Students use self-correcting strategies if they are stuck on a word in a simple sentence. In this reading lesson plan, students look at the covers of many books, and use the picture on the cover to help them figure out what the title...
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Present Simple Questions
In this question writing worksheet, 2nd graders write a question by choosing a word or phrase from four different boxes. The boxes are titled, who, what where, and when.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: My First Garden
Learning about gardens, flowers, vegetables and the principles of horticulture can be a really fun experience. Discover about the beauty of gardens, and the care involved in planning, nurturing and enjoying the benefits of gardening in a...
BBC
Bbc: Did You Know? Flowers
This BBC "Gardening with Children" section walks through the important process of pollination. Learn exactly what pollination is, along with pollination with and without insects. Finally, learn some unique facts about pollination and...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science of Gardening
Explore this site to get the "dirt" on dirt. Explore a savage garden or choose from the various aspects of gardening: feed, control or bloom.
Other
Mangolia Plantation and Its Gardens
This site contains information on the Mangolia Plantation and It's Gardens located in Charleston, South Carolina. You can click on the link "The Gardens", and a new page will come up with pictures of the garden and with a description of...
Texas A&M University
Tamu: Aggie Horticulture: School Gardens
Teachers and students interested in finding information on how to start a garden in their school will find this site very helpful. This site, sponsored by the Department of Horticulture Sciences at Texas A&M University, includes a...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Curious George: Flower Garden
This Curious George game will teach children numbers, counting, and cardinality by using a number line.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden
This site provides information on the Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden located in Blacksburg. If you click on the link "Photographs" you will see how two different gardens were constructed. Click on "What's Blooming" and get a beautiful...
Other
Denver Botanic Gardens
This site presents information on the Denver Botanic Gardens in Colorado. There are five different gardens within the larger structure, they are: the plant collections, the chatfield arboretum, the japanese garden, the tropical botanica,...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Schools Online: My First Garden
An interactive guide to "plan[ning], nurtur[ing], and enjoy[ing] the benefits of a beautiful flower or vegetable garden," "My First Garden" clearly relays the basic steps necessary in creating a garden and provides a detailed "Teacher's...
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Biology of Plants: Pollination
Learn the parts of a flower and how a plant gets pollinated. Includes video, songs, diagrams, and lesson plans.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Who Loves Flowers?
A storybook about the beauty of flowers. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish, and Turkish with text in English.
Other
Resources for Implementation: Flower Gardens
A lesson that teaches students about fractions by locating them on a number line.
Other
Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Container Gardening
Everything you would need to know about container gardening is at this site. The benefits of container gardening, how to choose a container, how to select a soil mixture, how to select plants, planting, fertilizing, watering, and other...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Gardening and Flowers
This page offers a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 23 vocabulary words pertaining to Gardening and Flowers. It also provides an extensive gardening word list, gardening tips, and lesson plan ideas.
Read Works
Read Works: Carl's Garden Problem
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Carl who wants to plant a garden. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Botanical Garden at Gottingen
This site provides information on the Botanical Garden at Gottingen University located in Germany. If you click on the sub-heading "Subjects and History",an English text will come up presenting further details on the garden.