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Small-Group Time Planning Form

Originating
Idea

Observing our garden

Materials

Garden, water, watering cans, shovels, rakes

Curriculum
Content

KDI 51 Natural and Physical world

Beginning

Friends it is now time to go observe our garden


and come to a conclusion on what needs to be
tended too. Some may need water; others might
need to pull weeds. Lets go see!

Opening
Statement

Middle
Earlier
What will
children do?

Play in dirt,
look at plants

Strategies:
How will you
scaffold
their
learning?

End
warning and
transition to
next part of
routine

Follow-up
Ideas

Acknowledge
dirt and
plants, point
out different
tools

Middle

Water plants,
and observe
differences in
plants

Later

Observe the
plants needs,
tend to
garden

Strategies:

Acknowledge
work theyve
done, aid in
working in
garden with
them

Strategies:

Acknowledge
work, support
further needs
with garden

Now that all our work is done with the garden


lets move inside into our small groups.

Each childs own plant cycle

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