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Amaranth Plants
Amaranth is indigenous to the Americas. It was once a staple in the food cultures of pre-Colombian people from Mexico to Peru. It is gluten-free, rich in protein, and an overall amazing plant. In this lesson, student harvest this “weed”, learn about its uses and history, and prepare healthy snacks.
Designing and Preparing The Garden Bed
Tags: All-Seasons, All-Grades, Planting seeds, planting transplants, garden layout, garden design Time : 30 mins Author: Kristin Adams Link OUTLINE Greeting and Review SONG: Sing and motion “Dig, dig, dig the earth, then we plant our seeds. Gentle rain and warm...
Life Cycle of a Butterfly – Pre-K-1st
Life Cycle of a Butterfly Tags: Prek, kinder, 1st grade, raining day, inside, butterfly, life cycles, Spring, Fall, Summer Time : 45 minutes Author: Mary Catherine, her complete lesson is posted here. Greeting and Review Start class in your usual place/way Ask the...
Pumpkin Science
Pumpkin Science Tags: Class Ideas, Fall, Outdoor, Pre-K - 2nd, Science, Math, Cooking, Art Time : 35 mins (This class can be done as 2 series class) Author: Sameera Balay. This class has been adapted from Christina Bainbridge...
Seed Dispersal
Tags: Seeds, Dispersal, Class Ideas, Indoors, Outdoors, All-Seasons, Spring, Anytime, 2nd-5th grade Seed Dispersal Time : 45 mins Outline Greeting and ReviewStart in the same space if possible for every class (ex: The Circle, Pond, Back benches)Have the class...
Pesto
Pesto (Basil, Arugula, Cilantro) Tags: Class Ideas, All-Seasons, Outdoor, Basil, Indoor, Food, All-Grades, Fall, Anytime, Recipe, Kitchen Time : 45 mins Greeting and Review Start in the same space if possible for every class (ex: The Circle, Pond, Back benches) Ask...
Introduction to the Green Classroom
Introduction to the Green Classroom Tags: Class Ideas, All-Seasons, Outdoor, All-Grades, Fall, Anytime Time : 30 mins Summary Greeting and Review Start in the same space if possible for every class (ex: The Circle, Pond, Back benches) Introduce Garden Teachers and...
The Becker Green Classroom Volunteer Experience: First Time Garden Teacher
The Becker Green Classroom would not be possible without our volunteers. They teach the garden classes, water the gardens, plan events, maintain the house and sheds, sit on the steering committee and board, market our program, plan garden lessons, fundraise, write...
Entry Mural Restoration Project
You may have noticed the mural above the front porch of the Green Classroom was missing for a while last spring. The mural was removed in late February with the intention to restore and replace in time to highlight at the Garden Gala & Make -O- Rama. All went...
4th Annual Garden Gala Sponsors
Despite the rain, we had a great turn out to the Garden Gala Friday night. Thank you to the following organizations for sponsoring this year's event. Fun Fact: All of this year's sponsoring organizations are owned by Becker families. MASTER BOBCAT GARDENER SPONSORS:...
BGC April Newsletter
Wondering what's happening in the Becker Green Classroom? Read the April newsletter.
Crickets in the BGC kitchen
Crickets and worms were in the BGC classroom last Friday. However, it was not an infestation. Ms. Gil's Kinder class learned about sustainable protein alternatives and tried BBQ flavored crickets. Class volunteers report the crickets were a hit! Ms. Gil's Kindergarten...
Read the first edition of our BGC Newsletter
Thank you to our volunteer, Heather Santana, for creating the new BGC Newsletter.
Becker Garden Gala Success
We just had the most magical night in our garden!!!! It was an incredible team of people who pulled this off. No matter what came up, someone in our Bobcat community stepped up to ensure it was a success. Thank you to all of you that were able to give. Our hearts are...
Getting into the Garden Gala Groove…
Oh my goodness! The 2015-2016 school year has been a time of explosive growth both in our garden and as an organization. In fact we are so impressed with everything our Bobcats have done under the guidance of our top notch volunteers it seemed like it would be a...
Garden Teacher Contribute Ideas for Garden Classes
Andrew, one of our volunteer garden teachers, took the time to share a list of garden activities and teaching advice with us. The following is his article. I like breaking a class into 2 groups, one coming with me and one going with teacher, then switching groups...
Volunteer Training, September 25
Hello Green Classroom Garden Teachers and Volunteers! Thank you for volunteering for our Green Classroom garden program! We're excited about getting started with our fall garden classes, and we look forward to seeing you all at our Volunteer Training next Saturday. ...
Open House this Saturday, September 12
Please join us for an Open House at the Green Classroom! Saturday, September 12, 9-11 am, 1701 Briar Street. Would you like to teach a garden class? Assist the garden teacher? Help maintain and water the garden or help plan garden activities? Join us this Saturday...
Birdhouse in Green Classroom Readied for Purple Martins
THE PURPLE MARTIN Man’s Most Wanted Bird by Vicki Knipp, 2nd Grade Garden Teacher The birdhouse in our Green Classroom has been cleaned and is waiting for the arrival of this year’s migration of Purple Martins. The Purple Martin is the largest member of the swallow...
Green Classroom Volunteer Training
Hello Green Classroom Volunteers! Please join us for our Green Classroom Volunteer Training Saturday, October 11, 9:00 am to noon. We gave you an introduction to the program at the orientation in September. This time we'll go into more detail about leading the garden...
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External Resources
Cooking Resouces
- Bay Area Cooking Class Curriculum
- Cooking With Children
- The Cooking Room Curriculum
- Washington State – Let’s Cook! Class Curriculum
- Cooking With Kids – Exploring Healthy Foods – Kinder to First Grade
- Cooking With Kids – Exploring Healthy Foods – Second to Third Grade
- Cooking With Kids – Exploring Healthy Foods – Fourth to Sixth Grade
- Cooking With Kids – Dried Fruit Tasting – Fourth to Sixth Grade
Beekeeping
- The Bee Cause – 6 Week Bee Unit! A digital series of comprehensive lesson plans and educator guides specifically built to explore the lives of bees..
Class Ideas Resouces
- KidsGardening – Wonderful resource for garden related classes.
- ecoRise
- Perot Museum Programs
Reference Materials
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