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Winter Solstice

Tags: Winter, Solstice, Season Time : 30-40 mins Author: Lynda Boudreault Outline Greeting and ReviewBegin class in the usual way.While outside, ask students to make observations about they see in nature (what animals they see, temperature, trees, leaves).Main...

Stone Soup and a Gratitude Verse

Stone Soup and a Gratitude Verse

Though we can't fill ourselves on one vegetable, when we each contribute, we make a bounty for all. On Thanksgiving we take time to reflect on what we are thankful for. Traditionally we gather together and surround ourselves with delicious food and the people we love....

Stone Soup and Gratitude

Greeting and ReviewMeet in your regular spot.Ask the students if they know what Gratitude is. Ask if why it is important to share? Remind them of the veggies that they brought and how we may not fill ourselves on one vegetable, but when we each contribute, we make a...

As the Garden Grows: Our Founding Principal

As the Garden Grows: Our Founding Principal

However strong Becker’s community is today, this is not a new invention. I recently had the great joy of meeting Judy Taylor, Becker’s principal from 1983 to 1997. She told me about how she supported inspirational teachers and mentors, focused on helping children learn and thrive, and begat a legacy of inclusivity that continues today.

Leaves, Glorious Leaves

Leaves, Glorious Leaves

November in Central Texas, the most wonderful time of the year! The mornings are cool and the days are bright, spending hours outside without sweating, and maybe needing a light sweater at night, just perfect! One...

Leaf Chromatography 3rd-5th Grade

Tags: Class Ideas, Fall, Leaves, Outdoor, Indoor, Anytime  Time : 45 mins  Author: Vicki DeBusk   Greeting and Review Meet in your regular spot. Review the basic needs of plants - air, water and sunlight Ask “What do you notice about all trees and plants? What do you...

Leaf Investigation Prek-1st Grade

Tags: Class Ideas, Fall, Leaves, Outdoor, Indoor, Pre-k, Kinder, 1st Grade, Anytime, Time : 45 mins  Author: Vicki DeBusk Greeting and ReviewMeet in your regular spot. Ask “What do you notice about all trees and plants? What do you know about leaves? Today we...

As the Garden Grows: A Family Affair

As the Garden Grows: A Family Affair

Laurence Doxsey and Becker students measuring trees as a part of a tree survey they conducted together in Bouldin. Mr. Doxsey served as a mentor in the Green Classroom. You are part of a planet that is your one and only home shared by many forms of life. Seek to help...

Plant a Seed

Tags: seeds, Fall, Spring, any grade, planting, outside, inside Time : 45 mins Author: Vicki DeBusk Outline Greeting and ReviewGather students in their usual starting place. Ask, “Who can tell me how a plant starts?” “What do seeds need to grow?” (soil, water,...

Dia de los Muertos

When I think of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), my mind instantly takes me to the Disney cartoon, Coco. All the skeletons colorfully dressed and brought to life with dancing and song.  For those who are not as familiar with this wonderful Mexican holiday,...

Dia de los Muertos: Marigold Flowers

Tags: Class Ideas, Fall, October, Dia de los Muertos, Outdoor, All-Grades, Halloween, marigolds, paper flowers, Hispanic Heritage Month Time : 50 mins  Author: Vicki DeBusk  Outline Greeting and Review Meet in your normal spot. Ask students - “Has anyone...

Becker Bee Buzz 10.15: Complexities of Bee Husbandry

Becker Bee Buzz 10.15: Complexities of Bee Husbandry

In the last two months, I’ve noticed that the bees in the Freddy Mercury hive have become increasingly aggressive and defensive of their hive. The last two visits were particularly "hot". At first I thought that high humidity or heat was causing them to be ornery....

Pumpkin Science

Pumpkin Science

In this class, we bring the pumpkin into the lab. Measure, weight, count, eat and learn about pumpkins and more.

Introduction to Compost

Introduction to Compost

This week's Virtual Green Classroom Lesson is all about compost. Compost can be used to help soil retain water and fertilize lawns and gardens without chemicals. It's nature's way of recycling natural materials. What is compost? Compost is GREEN organic matter such as...

Mapping: Two Lesson Plans To View Our World

Mapping: Two Lesson Plans To View Our World

Maps are invaluable tools that help us navigate our world, connect us with neighbors, link us to our past, situate our stories, and inspire us. Maps can be spatial, temporal, linear, and three dimensional. They can be based on memory, they can be impressions, or they can represent exact dimensions. Creating and sharing maps is as important as learning to read maps.

Pollinators and Pollinator Gardens

Pollinators need food, water and shelter. We can make our environment pollinator friendly by planting flowers in groups to keep pollinators safe, making sure there are sources of water, providing shelters like hives, and leaving areas of soil uncovered for ground nesting insects.

Becker Bee Buzz 9.24: Hive Tours

Becker Bee Buzz 9.24: Hive Tours

Becker bobcats have been visiting the bees for the past few weeks. Thank you donors for your generous support and helping out with the hive inspections. There has been a lot of activity over the summer. Bee robbing (by bees from other colonies) decimated the weaker...

Fall Equinox

Fall Equinox

Welcome to our virtual Green Classroom! We're missing your bright faces and helping hands this fall! But we are still here and we invite you to explore the programs we have available this year. This year the green classroom is going to be different than previous...

The Equinoxes, Vernal and Autumnal

The Fall Equinox is a time for harvesting as the summer crops slow down their production and cold weather veggies like Broccoli, kale and salad greens return from their summer slumber. Here in Texas it may still feel a bit warm until mid October so we often take time in September to clear our garden beds, amend the soil with compost, and start anew.

Introduction to Compost

What is compost? Compost is GREEN organic matter such as vegetable scraps mixed with BROWN matter like dried leaves. Microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria and other bugs like rolly pollies, and earthworms help decompose, or break down, the food and plants into healthy, nutrient-rich soil which is important for all gardens and the earth.

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