Plants
(information about composting at the bottom!)

Word Puzzles for Children
Flower Wordsearchhttp://www.abcteach.com/wordpuzzles/WordSearches/flowers.htm

Plant Wordsearch  http://www.abcteach.com/Plants/wordsearch.htm
    http://www.abcteach.com/Plants/wordsearch2.htm (advanced)
Plant Crossword     http://www.abcteach.com/wordpuzzles/Crosswords/plants.html


Activities for Children
Help Farmer Jane plant your garden, and watch it grow! 
http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/NewPlants/index.html




Websites to Help Plan Unit
Plants at Enchanted Learning - printables and information
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/

Kentucky Elementary School Page - Informational Links, Gardening, Interactive Links
http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/plants/default.htm

Let's Get Growing - site sponsered by Home Depot and Scotts - teaching ideas for creating a Peace Garden, grant information, catalog
http://www.letsgetgrowing.com/teachers.asp

http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/science/plants/

        Poem to Use if the Flowers Don't Grow!
I planted some seeds in hopes they'd grow
Something went wrong, I just don't know 
Instead of some flowers, it's a cupful of dirt
I love you! I hope your feelings aren't hurt.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!



Fiction

Lobel, Arnold  Frog and Toad Together The Garden 1971



Spring Poetry collected by Mrs. Henriksen - LINK IS BROKEN 4/7/07
http://members.shaw.ca/henriksent/spring.htm

Theme Unit with  Lesson Plans, Online Activities, Links  LINK IS BROKEN 4/7/07
http://www.state.sd.us/deca/DDN4Learning/ThemeUnits/Plants/index.htm

Composting

A Scripted Slide Set about Composting for Kids
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/sustainable/slidesets/kidscompost/cover.html

Composting in Schools

http://www.css.cornell.edu/compost/schools.html

Soda Bottle Bioreactor - experiment in school with composting
http://www.css.cornell.edu/compost/soda.html

Vermicomposting - Composting with Worms
Worms are classified as invertebrates.  Some worms are insect larvae.

Yucky Kids at Discovery.com
Travel through Wendell Worm's World or Ask /Wendell
- learn about worms as recycling and body parts
Roach World
Includes fun and games
Teacher Center

Worm Woman - Information about Vermicomposting
items to purchase including bins and the Worms Eat My Garbage Manual

Worm Bin Project - Lesson Plan - Students learn about decomposition and the worm's life cycle.

Science Museum of Minnesota Online Worm Project
First Graders at the Museum Magnet School explore the world of worms.
Includes questions and answers about Earthworms.
Songs and poetry about worms

Worm Words Glossary for Teachers

Let's Get Growing
An online catalog with hundreds of environmental science and nature education products including worm bins

Worm Man's Farm
Excellent source for all worm needs - great prices - no hidden costs


More Information for Fourth Grade about Redworms








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This page was last updated: February 28, 2012
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