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How Does Your
Garden Grow?
Approaches to Learning and Science
Standard 2: Students will gain an understanding of earth and space science
Preschool Foundational Standards / Kindergarten Readiness Standards
  • Use senses to explore objects and the environment.
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  • Actively explore/experiment with objects and the environment.

  • Attend to colors and textures in the natural environment.
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  • Show interest and curiosity in indoor and outdoor environments.

  • Show interest and curiosity in indoor and outdoor environments.

Standard 4: Students will gain an understanding of life science through the study of changes in organisms over time and the nature of living things.
Preschool Foundational Standards / Kindergarten Readiness Standards
  • Identify objects that are part of the living world, such as animals, insects, plants, and humans.
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  • Actively explore living things.

  • Describe the needs of plants and animals and how to keep them alive.

  • Actively explore and discuss major parts of plants (e.g., roots, stems, leaf, flower, trunk, branches).

Eating
Plants
Approaches to Learning and Science
Standard 4: Students will gain an understanding of life science through the study of changes in organisms over time and the nature of living things.
Preschool Foundational Standards / Kindergarten Readiness Standards
  • Identify objects that are part of the living world, such as animals, insects, plants, and humans.
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  • Actively explore living things.

  • Describe the needs of plants and animals and how to keep them alive.

  • Actively explore and discuss major parts of plants (e.g., roots, stems, leaf, flower, trunk, branches).

Physical/Health and Safety
Standard 2: The child develops an understanding of health and safety.
Preschool Foundational Standards / Kindergarten Readiness Standards
  • Participates in self-selected or organized activities that enhance physical fitness. Eats food from a variety of food groups.
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  • Participates in self-selected or organized activities that enhance physical fitness. Eats food from a variety of food groups.

A is for
Apples
Approaches to Learning and Science
Standard 4: Students will gain an understanding of life science through the study of changes in organisms over time and the nature of living things.
Preschool Foundational Standards / Kindergarten Readiness Standards
  • Identify objects that are part of the living world, such as animals, insects, plants, and humans.
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  • Actively explore living things.

  • Describe the needs of plants and animals and how to keep them alive.

  • Actively explore and discuss major parts of plants (e.g., roots, stems, leaf, flower, trunk, branches).

Physical/Health and Safety
Preschool Foundational Standards / Kindergarten Readiness Standards
  • Participates in self-selected or organized activities that enhance physical fitness. Eats from a variety of food groups.
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  • Participates in self-selected or organized

Animal
Names
Approaches to Learning and Science
Standard 4: Students will gain an understanding of life science through the study of changes in organisms over time and the nature of living things.
Preschool Foundational Standards / Kindergarten Readiness Standards
  • Watch intently and say names and sounds of animals at a zoo or farm.
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  • Actively explore living things.

  • Identify objects that are part of the living world, such as animals, insects, plants, and humans.
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  • Describe the needs of plants and animals and how to keep them alive.

  • Identify animals within their common living environment.
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  • Explore the parts of different animals (e.g., skin, fur, feathers, scales; hand, wing, flipper, fin).

Little Red
Hen
Approaches to Learning and Science
Standard 4: Students will gain an understanding of life science through the study of changes in organisms over time and the nature of living things.
Preschool Foundational Standards / Kindergarten Readiness Standards
  • Identify objects that are part of the living world, such as animals, insects, plants, and humans.
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  • Actively explore living things.

  • Describe the needs of plants and animals and how to keep them alive.

Physical/Health and Safety
Preschool Foundational Standards / Kindergarten Readiness Standards
  • Participates in self-selected or organized activities that enhance physical fitness. Eats from a variety of food groups.
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  • Participates in self-selected or organized

Baa, Ram, Ewe…
Sheep Tales
Approaches to Learning and Science
Standard 4: Students will gain an understanding of life science through the study of changes in organisms over time and the nature of living things.
Preschool Foundational Standards / Kindergarten Readiness Standards
  • Watch intently and say names and sounds of animals at a zoo or farm.
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  • Actively explore living things.

  • Identify objects that are part of the living world, such as animals, insects, plants, and humans.
/
  • Describe the needs of plants and animals and how to keep them alive.

  • Identify animals within their common living environment.
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  • Explore the parts of different animals (e.g., skin, fur, feathers, scales; hand, wing, flipper, fin).

Hatching
Science
Approaches to Learning and Science
Standard 4: Students will gain an understanding of life science through the study of changes in organisms over time and the nature of living things.
Preschool Foundational Standards / Kindergarten Readiness Standards
  • Watch intently and say names and sounds of animals at a zoo or farm.
/
  • Actively explore living things.

  • Identify objects that are part of the living world, such as animals, insects, plants, and humans.
/
  • Describe the needs of plants and animals and how to keep them alive.

  • Identify animals within their common living environment.
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  • Explore the parts of different animals (e.g., skin, fur, feathers, scales; hand, wing, flipper, fin).

Pre-K
Appetizer
Physical/Health and Safety
Standard 2: The child develops an understanding of health and safety.
Preschool Foundational Standards / Kindergarten Readiness Standards
  • Participates in self-selected or organized activities that enhance physical fitness. Eats food from a variety of food groups.
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  • Participates in self-selected or organized activities that enhance physical fitness. Eats food from a variety of food groups.