Description

B.C. Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation

Pacific Edge Publishing

134 pp

Level: Grades 1-2

Summary

This integrated resource package, sponsored by the Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation, has been prepared for, and by, teachers of primary children. It provides twenty activities for a theme study of seeds, extending the material into all areas of the curriculum.

Comment

The activities provide starting points for children and teachers; they can be studied independently or by groups of students, and in any sequence. Teachers could plan a unit for the spring or fall, or choose seasonal activities to use throughout the year. Beans and Their Buddies is well suited for a centres approach in a child-centred environment. Excellent reproducible pages included.

Table of Contents

Introduction
– Preface
– Goals of the Primary Program
– Assessment and Evaluation
– Before You Start
– Introducing Beans and Their Buddies

Activities
Fall Activities
– Seed Run
– Avocados
– Seed Recipes
– Seeds at Home
– Halloween
– Beautiful Beans
– Seed Dissection

Winter Activities
– Musical Seeds
– Germination
– Snack Time
– Supermarket Field Trip
– Nuts About Nuts
– Seeds in Pods

Spring Activities
– Make Your Own Flour
– Tough Beans
– Rag Dolls
– Planting Time
– Light
– March 17
– Parts of a Plant

Extras
– Evaluation Tools
– Extension Activities
– Resources