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Monthly Archives: May 2014
“These aren’t good…they’re great!”
The kindergartners celebrated their last week in the garden by eating their garden smopsicles. Students in one class rushed to the shade so that their popsicles would not melt quickly. Most students finished their treat with kale bits all over … Continue reading
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Tagged fava beans, garden salad, Mt. Davidson, popsicles, smopsicles
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“I can already smell the happiness!”
The first graders celebrated their last class in the garden with a Salad Party! Students harvested many varieties of lettuce, fava bean leaves, broccolini flowers, borage flowers, and fava bean flowers. The salad was tossed with a dressing composed of … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking with kids, garden salad, harvest, pizza, popsicles, root beer floats, salad dressing, smopsicles, states of matter
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“This is a saber-toothed mutt.”
First graders created their own animals in the garden. After scavenging the garden for suitable materials, students stacked, arranged, and carved their imaginary or real animals. Students shared the names of their critters, as well where they live. The creatures included a … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Goldsworthy, cooking with kids, create a creature, garden pasta, glue, Nature Art, pizza
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“Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for sending us the dead reindeer.”
The first graders’ eyes widened and they gasped in anticipation after they learned they would get to examine real animal skulls. The first graders delicately handled the skulls checked out from the Daly Ralston Center. The students felt the sharp … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptations, cooking with kids, friend rice, skulls, snails, teeth
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“I love the veggies!”
Last week, the first graders made soup in the garden. Many students brought vegetable contributions from home and we harvested herbs, leeks, and onions from the garden. The first grade chefs chopped and stirred the sizzling pot as the vegetables softened … Continue reading
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Education Outside: Miraloma's Outdoor Classroom and Garden 