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Thank You Garden Lesson Plan
Thank You Garden Lesson Plan
Students have already explored gardening in our books for Earth week. I have read Butterfly
Park, Please, Please the Bees and will add to their understanding with Thank You, Garden by
Liz Garton Scanlon.
LEARNING EXPECTATIONS
Learning Goal:
I will learn what it takes to start a garden.
Curriculum Expectation(s) (one or two from MOEs):
Language:
- 1.6 extend understanding of oral texts by connecting the ideas in them to their own knowledge and
experience; to other familiar texts, including print and visual texts; and to the world around them (p. 37).
- 1.2 demonstrate an understanding of appropriate listening behaviour by using active listening strategies in a
few different situations (p. 36).
Art:
D1.4 use a variety of materials, tools, and techniques to respond to design challenges (e.g., mixed media: use
torn paper and textured materials to create a landscape collage of a playground that includes a horizon line (p.
73).
ASSESSMENT
Formative/Ongoing Assessment (assessment for learning and/or assessment as learning):
We will take anecdotal notes to assess participation in active listening. We will also observe participation in the craft more
generally. Students will be tasked to complete the art activity and anecdotal notes will be compiled based on their attention to
detail, active listening, and overall completion of the art project. Students will be assessed on their ability to follow instructions
clearly and make text-to-world connections.