Lesson Plan 2

Goals

Garden Goal: Plant plants and seeds in garden

Teaching Goal: To teach about plant parts

Activities

Relaxation Activity (5 minutes)

A: Sit quietly with eyes closed and try to hear birds for two minutes

Plant Parts (45 minutes)

A: Label parts and talk about what each one does

B: Pass out copies of plant parts to kids and have them color them in and label them

Talk about what plants we are planting (10 minutes)

A: Tomatoes, Pepper, Squash,cucumber, Oregano, Chamomile

PLANT IN GARDEN! (1 hour)

A: Divide kids up into three groups. One group uses salt shakers with oregano and chamomile seeds to plant the herb garden. The second group plants the squash seeds and the third group transplants the tomato and pepper plants

Supplies

  • plant parts handouts
  • markers/colored pencils
  • trowels
  • shovels
  • measuring sticks for seeds
  • plants/seeds
  • salt shakers with seeds and rice
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Authors Desiree Woods
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Cite as Desiree Woods (2008–2025). "El Nuevo Sol Learning Garden/Lesson Plan 2". Appropedia. Retrieved November 28, 2025.