Students will read the complex text on compost and use the outdoor space to verify or deny the content of the text in the real-world setting.
Students will read the provided complex text about erosion and use the outdoor space to verify or deny the content of the text in the real-world setting.
Students research healthy benefits of nutritional foods using nonfiction text and the Healthy Me! graphic organizer. Students then share their research findings using the Jigsaw cooperative learning strategy. As a formative assessment, students construct an exit ticket response regarding the health benefits of a favorite healthy food.
Students will read the complex text on pest damage and use the outdoor space to verify or deny the content of the text in the real-world setting.
In this engaging unit, students will design and plant a square-foot garden that will be their central tool.Through the growing season, they will explore nutrition content in their everyday lives and see how it relates to what they are growing.