Green Thumbs: Let’s Grow a Garden!
Learning Goals:
- Learn new words about plants and gardening.
- Talk about how to take care of a garden.
- Read about the steps to start a vegetable garden.
- Listen to a gardener talk about their experience.
- Write about your dream garden.
Key Words:
- Garden: A place where we grow plants.
- Plant: A living thing that grows in the ground and has leaves, flowers, or fruit.
- Soil: The dirt where plants grow.
- Water: What plants need to stay alive.
- Sunlight: What plants need to make food.
- Tool: Something you use to help you in the garden.
Gardening Tools:
- Shovel: For digging holes.
- Trowel: A small shovel.
- Watering can: A container for pouring water.
- Gloves: To protect your hands.
Let’s Talk About It!
- Do you have a garden? What do you grow?
- What are your favorite vegetables or fruits?
- Have you ever helped take care of a garden? What did you do?
Let’s Read!
Do you want to start a vegetable garden? First, choose a sunny spot in your yard. Then, dig up the soil and add some compost to make it healthy. Next, plant your seeds or small plants. Remember to water them every day!
Listen and Learn!
(Teacher plays a short clip of a gardener talking about their experience, focusing on basic care tips like watering and weeding.)
Talk with a Partner!
One of you is a gardening expert. The other is a new gardener asking for advice.
Example:
- New Gardener: “My tomato plants look sad. What should I do?”
- Expert: “You should make sure they get enough sunlight and water. You also need to make sure the soil is healthy.”
Homework:
Write a short paragraph about your dream garden. What would you grow? What would it look like?
Extra Fun:
If you can, start your own little garden at home! You can grow herbs in a pot or plant some flowers in your yard.
