Gardens Unit Study
By Amanda Bennett
No extra books or preparation required --
this complete four-week unit study on gardens and gardening is ready to begin right
now! Encompassing the history of gardens, plant science, planning and planting a
garden, and the arts and gardens, the study is perfect for any time of year --
autumn gardens, winter daydreams, spring planting, and summer harvesting. Come
on along and dig right in! We've grown seeds on the windowsill through the
wintertime, watched a sweet potato sprout and spread across the top of the
refrigerator, and learned so much.
Gardening offers a priceless opportunity to work together on a fun family project, and share thoughts and ideas as you build your own special place of beauty and memories. From pole bean tepees to sunflower houses, what memories they will build! Use this study to share lessons about nature and plants with your children. What makes the seeds grow? Why do we grow things? What does a fresh ear of corn taste like? Imagine together, what it might have been like in the first garden -- the Garden of Eden.
The Internet has added a whole new dimension to the world of unit studies and the Garden Unit Study takes full advantage of this tremendous resource. This new study is digital, and the daily lessons are interspersed with "clickable" links at key points throughout the study. From viewing Monet's gardens and his paintings, to virtual dissection of a seed with an electron microscope online, this new format greatly enhances the learning adventure.
Some of the topics included in the study:
Planning and planting your own garden
Plant science
History of gardens
Famous gardens
Famous scientists and gardeners
And much more!
Each day's lesson plan has been written in two levels. There is a daily lesson plan for Lower Level (elementary grades), and one for Upper Level (Jr/Sr High grades) 110 pages, printable for your family's use.
TWO WAYS TO ORDER:
1.
Order
the Gardens Unit Study on CDROM
$14.95
(NOTE:
for a limited time, the
Gardens Notebook Pages are included as a
free bonus
only when you purchase the CDROM version of the Gardens Unit Study!)
OR:
2.
To purchase & download entire study now to your computer
$10.95
(there
will be no shipping charge - you will not receive a CDROM):
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and school systems - an important note about
these studies:
This material is sold for use by the original purchaser and her/his children -
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Written with you and your family in mind, these books offer weekly learning objectives and much more. The daily lesson plans and assignments are included in the book, ready for immediate use. The research and preparation have been done for you!
You will know what to do each day,
what to cover, and what is important about this topic.
You will find that most of these guides use the Internet as a primary
resource -- easier on everyone, with no special books required.
Designed for use by all ages, each day's lesson plan is divided into
Lower and Upper levels. For younger children, use only
the parts of the plan that fit the needs of your child, and apply the same
principle for older students.
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"I think the whole
study is wonderful. The websites are great and the questions to answer
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"...Another thing I like about this study is the links. If we were to find all that information (without the Internet), we would need many books (probably lugged home from the library), and it would take time to find the articles in the books that would pertain to the topic..." Homeschool Mom
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