Learning Through Learning Through GardeningGardening& Cooking& Cooking

Ms. OrtegaMs. Ortega

KindergartenKindergarten

2009-20102009-2010

What We’ve Learned This What We’ve Learned This Year:Year:

Gardening:Gardening:PlantingPlantingCaring for CropsCaring for CropsObservingObservingHarvestingHarvesting

Cooking:Cooking:MeasuringMeasuringHealthy EatingHealthy Eating

GardeningGardening

We’ve learned how to prepare the We’ve learned how to prepare the land and plant many seeds.land and plant many seeds.

We cared for our crops and watched We cared for our crops and watched them grow!them grow!We learned how important it is to water We learned how important it is to water

our vegetables and that they get lots of our vegetables and that they get lots of sunlight.sunlight.

It is very important to watch our It is very important to watch our crops grow.crops grow.

We observe our crops weekly and We observe our crops weekly and write in our Gardening Journal.write in our Gardening Journal.

We are able to track their growth We are able to track their growth each week.each week.

We measure our tall plants using We measure our tall plants using standard and nonstandard standard and nonstandard measurements.measurements.

Our favorite part of Gardening is Our favorite part of Gardening is Harvesting.Harvesting.

This is when we go out to our garden This is when we go out to our garden and take our vegetables out.and take our vegetables out.

We learned that some vegetables We learned that some vegetables have to be pulled out, like carrots, have to be pulled out, like carrots, some are picked like pole beans, and some are picked like pole beans, and others are cut like lettuce.others are cut like lettuce.

Vegetables Planted this Year:Vegetables Planted this Year:

CarrotsCarrots Pole BeansPole Beans Bush BeansBush Beans LettuceLettuce CucumberCucumber TomatoTomato

PopcornPopcorn Pak ChoyPak Choy EggplantEggplant SquashSquash CornCorn PumpkinPumpkin

Cooking:Cooking:

We were able to take our vegetables We were able to take our vegetables from our garden and cooking them!from our garden and cooking them!

We loved doing taste tests!We loved doing taste tests!We learned that not all things that We learned that not all things that

are good for you taste bad. are good for you taste bad.

We learned measurements through We learned measurements through our cooking lessons. our cooking lessons. We learned about measuring cups and We learned about measuring cups and

measuring spoons.measuring spoons.We also learned measuring terms like “a We also learned measuring terms like “a

pinch” or “heaping”.pinch” or “heaping”.

We Love Gardening and We Love Gardening and Cooking!!!!Cooking!!!!