TK
Living Classroom lessons that TK teachers can schedule for their classes this year:
FALL
NATURE RANGERS
In this lesson, students learn all about gardens! They plant seedlings, become familiar with different garden tools, and have fun using their senses to explore nature!
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
NGSS:
Performance Expectations: K-LS1-1; K-ESS3-1; KESS3-3
Disciplinary Core Ideas: ESS3.C
Science & Engineering Practices: SEP-8
Cross Cutting Concepts: CCC-2
TWIG Science: Senses Safari; Life on a Farm
DATES OFFERED: 9/19/23-11/9/23
LESSON LENGTH: 60-75 Minutes
PARENT VOLUNTEERS: 2 (more are welcome!)
WINTER
GARDEN SNACKS
Students learn about the things that plants and animals need to survive and how to identify the six main parts of a plant. Students learn that the vegetables & fruits we eat are all parts of a plant.
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
NGSS: K-LS1-1
TWIG Science: How to build a Human; Life on a Farm
DATES OFFERED: 1/9/24-3/22/24
LESSON LENGTH: 60-75 Minutes
PARENT VOLUNTEERS: 2 (more are welcome!)
SPRING
SOIL EXPLORERS
Students investigate the contents of soil and conduct a search for living and non-living things in the school garden.
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
NGSS: K-LS1-1; KESS2-2; KESS3-1
TWIG Science: Shipwreck Island; Life on a Farm
DATES OFFERED: 5/14/24-5/31/24
*Since this kit is heavy and hard to move, please coordinate scheduling this lesson on consecutive days with the other TK teachers in the district so that we can move it from one school to the next without having to bring it back to the Living Classroom office in between lessons. Thank you!
LESSON LENGTH: 60-75 Minutes
PARENT VOLUNTEERS: 2 (more are welcome!)
TK RESOURCES
FUN AUTUMN ACTIVITIES!
SAVE YOUR PUMPKIN & SQUASH SEEDS AT HOME!
Click here to print, color, and label this seed packet and use it to save the seeds you harvest and dry from pumpkins or other squash!
COUNT YOUR PUMPKIN & SQUASH SEEDS AT HOME!
Click here to print this 100's chart and use it to count up seeds from inside a pumpkin or squash!
WE'RE GOING ON A LEAF HUNT READ ALOUD
Click the book cover above to enjoy a fun read aloud about going on a leaf hunt, then go outside for a real leaf hunt!
SNACKING ACTIVITIES
EAT A RAINBOW!
Try our Eat a Rainbow Everyday challenge! Check off the colors of the fruits and vegetables you eat each day and see if you can eat all the colors of a rainbow. Click here to print.
ZERO WASTE HEROES!
Learn how to pack up those yummy garden snacks and bring a zero waste snack or lunch wherever you go!
GARDEN EXPLORING
GARDEN EXPLORERS NATURE ACTIVITY
Click here for instructions on how to use our Garden Explorers Activity Sheet to explore a school or home garden, neighborhood, or park.
UP IN THE GARDEN AND DOWN IN THE DIRT READ ALOUD
Click the book cover above to enjoy a fun read aloud about exploring the the secret world beneath the dirt that brings the world of nature to life.
ADDITIONAL NATURE-BASED ACTIVITIES
SAVING SEEDS FROM HEIRLOOM TOMATOES
Learn how to save seeds from heirloom tomatoes and grow your favorite tomatoes year after year!
ZERO WASTE HEROES!
Learn how to create a zero waste lunch and live more sustainably!
LIVING CLASSROOM'S ART IN NATURE SERIES
NATURE CREATURES
Go for a nature walk and collect natural materials to make fun nature creatures. You can even make your own self-portrait! Collect each part of a plant: root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit, and seed.
SPELLING WITH NATURE
Collect natural materials on a nature walk to make words with. You will need to collect each part of a plant: root, stem, leaf, seed, flower, and fruit.
QUIET LEAF TRACING
Find three leaves to creatively trace and color. Use this activity as an opportunity to relax and meditate.
Flying Foxes at the Lubee Bat Conservancy
Jellyfish at the Aquarium of the Pacific
Mississippi River Flyway Cam