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Second Grade Garden Activities

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​EXPLORE
What's in the Garden?


Seasonal Planting


Harvesting Kindness


Because of Worms


Anytime Garden Care
Make garden rules and explore the garden through a scavenger hunt then draw favorite discoveries.

Plant seeds and/or seedlings in the school garden.


Practice kindness when harvesting your crops by sharing with the school and greater community.

Handle and explore the school’s worms.


​Pitch in to keep the garden clean and tidy. Weed, organize, and sift compost.

​ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
​Nature Love Letters
Letter writing lesson and nature appreciation in one sweet lesson.
​ART
Zoomed-in Insect Art
Observe plants and insects in the garden to create a magnified garden scene.
​SCIENCE
Pollinate This! Start Seeds Part 1 of 2


Pollinate This! Plant Sprouts Part 2 of 2


Bee Magic! Pollination
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A-MAZE-ing Plants
Plant seeds of pollinator plants in plastic bags and observe seed growth.

Plant sprouted seeds from the previous activity in containers to create a pollinator garden.

Make a model to show how bees carry pollen from flower to flower.

Modify a shoe box and place a plant inside to observe how a plant grows under restricted light conditions.

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