Garden

How To: Make Your Own Dirt - Creating Compost (upper elem/middle)

One page set of directions for creating compost, plus two pages of information on the types of composting systems, followed by a set of functional text questions.

Lapbook: Composting (primary/elem)

An eight page set of illustrated templates for creating a lap book on composting, with templates for pockets, flip books, match books, flash cards and more. A great Earth Day project.

Word Wall: Gardening

From "corn" to "zucchini", these vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.

Early Reader: Composting is Fun (color) (primary)

A ten page booklet illustrating the steps of making and using compost.

Fiction: Tara and the Swooping Slugs (upper elem)

Tara and her dad use unique strategies to battle swooping slugs in a war to save their lettuce. Includes multiple choice and short answer questions.

Writing Prompt: The Nicest Yard (middle school)

"Tell in detail what you would have to do to have the nicest yard in the neighborhood." Advanced intermediate/middle school level.