VeggieWeeklyPlans

=__Fruits, Vegetables, Grains Weekly Plans__=

T=teacher-led I=independent work

Day 1 (T):
KW(L) about fruits, vegetables, and grains (look at one of each thing to get them started, ie. an apple, a carrot, and some wheat berries) If there’s time, do some sketching of each

Day 1 (I):
Sketch pumpkins (related to math lesson)

Day 2 (T):
Go to the first grade garden to look for fruits and vegetables. Pick some veggies /fruits. Collect seeds and save in bags for the whole first grade to look at later (maybe in the spring).

Day 2 (I):
Sketch some of the plants from the garden. Sort into ones that look the same / look different.

Day 3 (T):
Sort real fruits, vegetables, and grains (teachers and students bring in from home, teachers collaborate to make sure there is a balance of different kinds of things). Put onto a chart of fruits, veggies, and grains. Begin to sketch and label some for posters (1/4 size piece of paper)

Day 3 (I):
Work on sketches (1/4 size piece of paper) of items we sorted for a 3 column posters

Day 4 (T):
Finish sketching and labeling for posters

Day 4 (I):
Cut pictures of fruit, vegetables, and grains out of magazines and supermarket flyers and sort into categories

Day 5 (T):
Make pumpkin pancakes (take pictures for sequencing)

Day 5 (I):
Play Pictionary with dry erase boards. Sequence photos of pumpkin pancake making and label or write about them

Day 6 (T):
Finish sequencing/writing about pumpkin pancakes (with pictures).

Day 6 (I):
Cut open an apple and sketch the inside with the seeds

Day 7 (T):
Field trip to pretzel factory

Day 7 (I):
pretzel factory reflection

Day 8 (T):
Review sequencing and labeling of apple cider process Read a book about grains

Day 8 (I):
Observational sketching of seeds of a squash OR other plants

Day 9 (T):
Read a book about making bread and grains. Learn about yeast, rising, and kneading.

Day 9 (I):
Bread taste tests/survey (whole wheat vs. spelt) Recording sheet for bread taste tests: Images of wheat and spelt plants:

Wednesday (T):
Make pretzels. [|Pretzel recipe]

Thursday (I):
Write up results of bread taste tests. Worksheet for representing results of taste tests:

Extras:
Matching/Memory game with grains: