TK
Living Classroom lessons that TK teachers can schedule for their classes this year:
FALL
LIFE OF A SEED
This lesson provides TK students with exposure to a kindergarten NGSS-inspired lesson that focuses on the life of a seed. Students will plant seeds in the garden, make wildflower seed balls, and sort and count different kinds of seeds.
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
Common Core: CCTK1-6
NGSS:
Performance Expectations:
K-PS3-1; K-LS1-1; K-ESS2-2
Disciplinary Core Ideas:
LS1.C; ESS2.E
Science & Engineering Practices: SEP-8
Cross Cutting Concepts: CCC-2
TWIG Science: Life on a Farm
DATES OFFERED: 9/4/24-11/22/24
LESSON LENGTH: 60 Minutes
PARENT VOLUNTEERS: 3 (more are welcome!)
WINTER
SEEDS to APPLES
This lesson provides TK students with exposure to a kindergarten NGSS-inspired lesson. Students will learn about life cycles and have an opportunity to taste 3 varieties of apples. They will also practice counting to tally the classroom's vote for favorite apple.
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
Common Core: CCTK1-6; SLTK4
NGSS: K-PS3-1; K-LS1-1; K-ESS2-2
TWIG Science: How to build a Human; Life on a Farm
DATES OFFERED: 1/7/25-3/21/25
LESSON LENGTH: 60 Minutes
PARENT VOLUNTEERS: 3 (more are welcome!)
SPRING
RAINBOW SNACKS
Students search for the colors of the rainbow in the garden and snack on fruits that represent different colors of the rainbow. Students learn that eating fresh fruits of different colors helps to keep them healthy.
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
NGSS: K-LS1-1; KESS3-2; KESS3-3
TWIG Science: How to build a Human; Life on a Farm
DATES OFFERED: 3/25/25-5/30/25
LESSON LENGTH: 60 Minutes
PARENT VOLUNTEERS: 3 (more are welcome!)
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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: 4/15/25-5/30/25
LESSON LENGTH: 60 Minutes
PARENT VOLUNTEERS: 3 (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
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