DRAFT 1. 1-G1.0.1 Construct simple maps of the classroom to demonstrate aerial perspective.

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1 DRAFT 1 Lesson Title: Garden Map Grade Level: First Subject Area: Social Studies (Geography) Setting: Classroom and School Garden Instructional Time: min. Grade Level Expectation (s): 1-G1.0.1 Construct simple maps of the classroom to demonstrate aerial perspective. 3 MNN Behavioral Outcome (USDA Guidance on Apple Sheet): Eat fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk products every day. SNAP-Ed Core Nutrition Messages: (Page 5 of Maximizing the Message): Want your kids to reach for a healthy snack? Make sure fruits and veggies are in reach. What type of garden setting? Classroom and School Garden Goal: The students will draw a simple map of the school garden as if looking down upon it from a birds-eye view. They will note the important features of the garden, and they will harvest some plants that would make healthy snacks. Learning Objectives: (no more than 3 per lesson), measurable and observable, SMART 1. The students will draw an areal view map of the school garden. 2. The students will identify garden features such as plants, paths or structures. 3. The students will harvest and identify fruits and vegetables for healthy snacks. Background (Registered Dietitians and Horticultural Specialists.) NONE Vocabulary (less than 5 recommended, none required) Map- A drawing that shows how a place looks from above. Aerial In the air. Garden - Key - Legend - Advanced Preparation The teacher should prepare for the lesson by gathering all materials needed in advance and planting an indoor or outdoor garden. Supplies 1

2 Garden Chart paper Aerial View Fire Exit map (always posted in each classroom) Examples of aerial view garden maps 8 ½ x 11 unlined sheets of newsprint, 1 per student Crayons Pencils 8 ½ x 11 white drawing paper, 1 per student Clipboards, 1 per student (optional, any hard surface will do) Vegetables for samples (if none are available in your garden) Safety Notes (up to 30 words or state None ) Remind children not to taste the plants in the garden. Wash vegetables and fruits before eating them in the classroom. Procedures Step 1 Gather students together at their classroom meeting spot. Step 2 Present GLCE as the focus of the lesson. Ask students to share what they already know about maps. Discuss. Share pictures of garden maps and ask students what they notice. (Plants are green, trees are circles, black for pathways, etc.) Step 3 Tell children they will make a healthy map of the school garden. Explain that the map will be healthy as the plants grown in the garden fall into the food groups on MyPyramid. Explain that the map will be an aerial view and review the definition of the word. Show the fire exit map posted in the classroom. This is always an aerial view. Step 4 Explain that they will make a special drawing of the garden called a map. The map will show how the garden looks from above (aerial view) just as a bird flying over the garden would see it. Explain that we see things more completely when looking down from the sky. Nothing is hidden as might happen if the map was drawn looking across the garden at ground level. Step 5 Have students return to their desks/tables and practice drawing objects from an overhead view. Students place four small items on the floor beside them, and draw only how the tops of the items appear from above. Tell students that they will use this technique for making a map of the garden. They can imagine that they are a bird flying above. Step 6 2

3 Discuss and list on chart paper the students ideas for important things to include on the garden map (Example: Garden paths, beds of flowers, fruits, and vegetables, the greenhouse, garden-theme areas, grade-level areas, statuary, etc.) Develop a simple key or legend. Step 7 Go to the garden and pass out drawing materials. Have students draw their own maps of the school garden, including the important things listed on the chart paper. Step 8 Check for garden plants that are ready to harvest. This might include radishes, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, etc, depending on the time of year. Take fruits/vegetables back to the classroom. Wash them and taste test them identifying where each item belongs on MyPyramid for Kids. Step 9 While students taste test, review what aerial maps are, and how the students made this one. (An aerial map is drawn from above; a drawing that shows the entire garden from above.) Have students share their garden maps with the class. Step 10 Send home the garden map to show their families. Assessment Answer Key Student Pages Student Page 1. As the children are creating their maps, the teacher is walking around and checking their garden maps for accuracy. She/he will be looking for overhead views and for the inclusion of important features. 2. Children will select healthy snacks from the garden. If this is the first year for your garden, purchase some vegetables for taste testing. For example, if cucumbers are planted but not ripe yet, have cucumbers from the grocery store available to taste test. Visual Aid Drafts/Suggestions Show students the fire drill map which is posted in the classroom. This is typically an aerial view. Maps of other gardens: Strategies for Below-Level Readers Work with a buddy to place important features on the map. Strategies for Above-Level Readers 3

4 Add map symbols and a legend. Provide graph paper and have students draw the map to scale. Extension Ideas Discuss MyPyramid, the recommended servings of each food group, and have students map an areal view of a place of food. The plate would need to be divided ahead of time, perhaps on a poster sized paper. Map the classroom. Plan and map an ideal garden, including features that are favorites of the student. Supporting Resources Teacher Resources Map of Longwood Gardens: or Interactive Map of Versailles Gardens: Schoolyard Mosaics: Designing Gardens and Habitats (National Gardening Association, 1100 Dorset St., So. Burlington, Vermont ( ) Literature Map Mania, Michael A. DiSpezio, Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., Me on the Map, Joan Sweeney, Knopf Books, 1996 My Map Book Sara Fanelli, HarperCollins Publishing, 1995 Websites The teacher poses the following question: What does the playground look like to a bird? With their eyes closed, students imagine the bird is flying over their classroom. Students describe what they see. The teacher displays the first two pages of the book Me on the Map 4

ME ON THE MAP By Joan Sweeney. Interest Level =K-3 Reading Level.=1.

their school or even of their own neighborhood. http://earth.google.com/geoeye/index.

v=lswbdzul-8w If you are really brave, take a flight with a golden eagle and see what

com http://www.smallstep.gov/kids/flash/can_your_food.html CAN YOUR FOOD DO THAT?

5 ME ON THE MAP By Joan Sweeney. Interest Level =K-3 Reading Level.=1.7A child describes how her room, her house, her town, her state, and her country become part of a map of her world. ISBN-13: Perhaps the teacher could show an aerial map of the school if it exists. Take the students to Google Earth on the computer and show them an overhead view of their school or even of their own neighborhood. If you are really brave, take a flight with a golden eagle and see what bird s eye view really means. Bird s Eye View of A Baseball Pitcher from CAN YOUR FOOD DO THAT? Easy to use animated site to use with an adult. Color pictures and big text discuss the benefits of certain fruits and vegetables. Guess what veggies grow the fastest? Leaf lettuce, radishes, bush beans, onion sets, mustard and turnip greens, beets and peas. FUN Fact: The best time to water your plants is in the morning. 5

HOW GROUNDHOG S GARDEN GREW by Lynne Cherry ISBN-13: 978-0-439-32371-0 Interest level=k-3 Reading Level = 3.

Little Groundhog loves eating from the neighbor's vegetable garden--maybe too much.

The two animals collect seeds, store them, and after winter hibernation and spring thaw, plant and tend them.

And such a plentiful harvest calls for sharing, bringing a wonderful Thanksgiving feast for all to enjoy.

plants, gardening, and environmental respect.

and plants, highlighting a diverse array of wildlife.

6 HOW GROUNDHOG S GARDEN GREW by Lynne Cherry ISBN-13: Interest level=k-3 Reading Level = 3.7 Booklist (Review February 1, 2003 (Vol. 99, No. 11)) PreS-Gr. 3. Little Groundhog loves eating from the neighbor's vegetable garden--maybe too much. Perhaps it's time he planted his own garden and, fortunately, Squirrel is willing to show him how. The two animals collect seeds, store them, and after winter hibernation and spring thaw, plant and tend them. By summer, Little Groundhog is joyfully harvesting and eating what they sowed. And such a plentiful harvest calls for sharing, bringing a wonderful Thanksgiving feast for all to enjoy. In simple, descriptive language, Cherry, author of The Great Kapok Tree (1990), tells a charming and also informative story about plants, gardening, and environmental respect. Her beautiful, full-color illustrations--realistic and wonderfully detailed--often incorporate spot-art borders of labeled seedlings and plants, highlighting a diverse array of wildlife. In an author's note, Cherry describes her own gardening experiences and suggests a few resources for information. Little Groundhog is an endearing character whose awe in the miracle of growth is irresistible; by the close of the story, he has learned the rewards and joy of gardening, as well as the pleasures of friendship and giving. Bird s Eye View of A Subdivision. www. fotosearch.com LADDER GARDEN An old wooden stepladder makes a nice easy herb garden. Lay the ladder down on a flat area of your garden. Fill in between the rungs with potting soil. Plant a different herb in each section. 6

DRAFT 1. Goal: To use knowledge of coordinates to plot given points in a garden designed as a coordinate plane.

DRAFT 1. Goal: To use knowledge of coordinates to plot given points in a garden designed as a coordinate plane. DRFT 1 Lesson Title: Healthy raphing in the arden rade Level: 6 Subject rea: Math Setting: Outdoor plot of land to plant a garden in, or an established school garden or square foot garden Instructional