04/17/2026
🪴 "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." - Cicero 🥕
We began our gardening unit a few weeks ago, and this week was the moment we were waiting for!
- We spent time talking about the different types of gardens, and why we would garden. Healthy habits, healthy minds, healthy bodies: that's what we say!
- Students learned the life cycle of plants and how to take care of them.
- Each class chose a seed they wanted to observe and watch grow inside of a mason jar.
- We read many stories, and one of our favorites was 'Eating the Rainbow.'
- We ate yummy fruits and vegetables and got to examine the seeds.
- Each class helped prepare one of the community garden beds by scooping up compost, putting it in a bed, and then spreading it around. We have a compost bin for our classroom that we use throughout the year, so this was great for them to see what the items in that bin eventually turn into and how it helps feed the plants!
- AND FINALLY, we measured the space in our own class beds, and each student planted sugar snap peas 🫛 and carrots 🥕!
Now, we will spend the rest of the school year taking care of our garden beds until harvest by watering them and making sure to pull the weeds if they appear.
Feeling blessed that we are able to teach our students authentic and real world learning that builds healthy habits to feed our brains!
