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Dig Up a Bountiful Harvest!

$9.75

How does a garden grow? Let’s find out! Examine seeds like beans, sunflowers, and pumpkins—feel their textures, discover their differences, and journey through the plant life cycle. Garden Growers is an interactive preschool summer camp that encourages children to construct knowledge through meaningful play, thoughtfully planned activities, and active exploration of the environment. While the lesson plan incorporates many different Pennsylvania Learning Standards, it focuses on the key learning areas of “Approaches to Learning through Play” and “Scientific Thinking, Technology.” Specifically, children will engage in learning activities that meet the PA Standard Areas of Organizing and Understanding Information and Life Science.

About our lesson plans:

  • Developed and tested by a team of experienced, certified educators

  • Immediate PDF download upon purchase with unlimited use

  • Activity pages, extension activities, and additional resources included at no cost

  • Developmentally appropriate

  • Printable format that is also digital friendly with links and QR codes embedded in the lesson plans

Camp Outline:

  • Arrival Activity – Coloring Gardens
  • Circle Time
  • Where Plants Grow
  • Outside Play – Nectar Collecting
  • Garden Plots
  • Center Play
  • Reflection
  • Arrival Activity – Magazine and Catalogue Exploration
  • Circle Time
  • Seed Exploration
  • Outside Play – Tomato Drop Relay
  • Planting Seeds
  • Center Play
  • Reflection
  • Arrival Activity – Garden Puzzles
  • Circle Time
  • Plant Needs
  • Outside Play – Carrot, Carrot, Broccoli
  • Plant Life Cycles
  • Center Play
  • Reflection
  • Arrival Activity – Veggie Image Match
  • Circle Time
  • Harvest Sort
  • Outside Play – Apple Picking
  • Vegetables We Like
  • Center Play
  • Reflection
  • Arrival Activity – Flower Creations
  • Circle Time
  • Flower Garden Collage
  • Outside Play – Flower Hopscotch
  • Parts of a Flower
  • Center Play
  • Reflection