Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Gardening

by Leta Riordan

OVERVIEW:
Gardening

GRADE LEVEL:
Grade 3

GEOGRAPHIC THEMES/KEY IDEAS:
Location, Place, Human Environment Interaction

GEOGRAPHY STANDARDS:
Standard 8: The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface.
Standard 11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface.
Standard 15: How physical systems affect human systems.
Standard 18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future.

TIME:
Thirty minute introduction to a three week unit

MATERIALS:
Index cards
Overhead transparencies
Cassette tape: "Farm Life" from Were You Born in a Barn?
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The student will be able to
A. identify various hobbies and businesses related to gardening
B. understand that there are many different reasons people grow gardens and plants

PROCEDURE FOR TEACHING THE LESSON:

  1. Identify a gardener and his tools. Do a hand count of the gardeners.
  2. Brainstorm for ideas about why people garden.
  3. Read The Gardener by Sarah Stewart.
  4. Discuss Lydia and her gardening.
  5. Play "Farm Life" from Were You Born in a Barn?
  6. Hand out prepared cards to the students. Tell them it's their secret. One students stands and says," I have a hobby or business." He/she gives three hints about the hobby or business. The students raise their hands to ask questions that are answered with a "yes" or "no." If a student knows the answer, he/she says, "I know what your hobby (business) is, it is _____." The teacher can begin with an example. Limit this activity for time and interest levels.
  7. Review the difference between a hobby and a business.
  8. What are some of the reasons people grow gardens?
  9. Name some gardeners and farmers in our community. A hobby? Business?
  10. Remembering the letters we read in the book, become gardeners or farmers and write a letter to one of your classmates describing your imaginary garden or farm, or telling about a garden or farm you really like.
  11. Provide resource books for ideas.

EXTENDING THE LESSON:
Divide the class into groups and choose an area of interest.
Guide them in doing research about their chosen topic.
Invite guest speakers to further interest the students in possible gardening activities for enjoyment, food, profit.
Plant and plot your garden project.

EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT:
None for this introductory lesson.

RESOURCES:
Stewart, Sarah. The Gardener. N.Y.: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1997. ISBN 0-374-3251 7-0.
Iowa State University, University Extension. Growing in the Garden. Iowa State University, 1999.
Hill, Lee Sullivan. Farms Feed the World. Building Block Books. Minneapolis: Carol Rhoda Books, 1997. ISBN 1-5750-5075-7.
Rosenm, Michael J. Down to Earth. N.Y.: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1998. ISBN 0-1 5-201341-5
Lerner, Carol. My Backyard Garden. N.Y. Morrow Junior Books, 1998. ISBN 0-688-14756-9
Lerner, Carol. My Indoor Garden. N.Y. Morrow Junior Books, 1999. ISBN 0-688-14753-4

TECHNOLOGY USED:
over head
tape player

 

Videotapes

Audubon Societys Butterflies for Beginners
PA. Oplar and Jim Ebner
MasterVision
New York, NY 10014
(212) 879-0448


Connecting to Agriculture: Farm Facts
Learning by Leaps
Ag Education Department
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
5400 university Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50266-5997
(515) 225-5655

Get Ready, Get Set, Grow!
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 622-4433

Gifts of Gold in Motion
4HCCS BU-6666-1 997
New Mexico State University Cooperative
Box 30003, MSC 3A1
Las Cruces, NM 88003
( 505) 646-2701

Hard Hat Harrys Real Life Farm Adventure for Kids
National Syndications, Inc.
37-11th Avenue
Huntington Station, NY 11746

Linnea in Monets Garden
First Run Features
153 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10014
(800) 229-8575

Look What I Grew!
Intervideo, Inc.
174 Lake View Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 661-6843

My Amazing Garden
Metropolitan Banana
Box 3355
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(800) 827-3237


Sound Cassettes

Dirt Made My Lunch
Banana Slug String Band
P.O. Box 2262
Santa Cruz, CA 95063
(408) 476-5776
http://www.BananaSlugStringBand.com		 Were You Born in a Barn?
Chris or Angela Rowlands
52 Pine Ridge Drive
Andover, CT 06232
(860) 742-5671


Web Sites

A Garden Plan and A Visit to Monets Garden
http://giverny.org/gardens/fcm/planjard.htm
http://giverny.org/gardens/fcm/visitgb.htm

Aggie Horticulture Just for Kids
http://www.aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/kinder.htm

American Geological Institute
http://www.agiweb.org
http://www.earthsciweek.org

Blueberries
http://www.blueberry.org

Broccoli
http://broccoli.com/rnainpage.htm

Butterflies
http://monarchwatch.org http://www.mesc. usgs govt

Butterfly Gardening
http://mgfx.com/butterfly/
Discussions, "how-to," school project profiles

DelMonte
http://delmonte.com/

Dole Food Company, Inc.
http://www.dole.com/
http://www.dole5aday.com/index.html

Eat 5 a Day with Frozen Fruits and Veggies
http://www.HealthyFood.org/

Family Food Zone Food Guide Pyramid for Kids
http://www.familyfoodzone.com/fridge.html

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
http://fs4jk.org

Fight Bac! Education Program Presenters Guide for K-3 Partnership for Food Safety Education
http://www.fightbac.org

Garden Gate
http://www.augusthome.com/gardeng.htm

Gardening Education for Youth
http://www.pierce.wsu.edu/textiproggwp.htm

 

 

George Washington Carver
http:l/edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/rilandrum/peanut.htm
http://www.lib.isu.edu/lib/chem/display/carver.html
http://www.peanutbutterlovers.com
http://stratsoy.ag.uiuc.edu

Green and Growing
http://www.gateweste.net/--green/ Agricultural education lesson plans

Green Giant
http://www.greengiant.com/gg/games/games.htm

Iowa Agriculture Awareness Coalition
http://agaware.iastate.edu
Dozens of agriculture activities, links, calendars, current topics, the imagination station

Iowa Beef Industry Council Kids Site
http://www.burgertown.com

Iowa Egg Council and American Egg Board
http://aeb.org

Iowa Pork Producers Association Kids Site
http://www.nppc.org

ISU Extension 4-H Youth
http://wwwexnet.iastate.edu/pages/y4h/4h

ISU Extension Food Safety Project
http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/families/fs/homepage.html

Jeffersons Garden
http://www.monticello.org

John Deere Kids Corner
http://www.deere.com/jdkidsl

Juice
http://www.floridajuice.com/f loridacitrus/kids/index.htm

Learn about Your Soil, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.ct.nrcs.usda.gov/learnsoi .htm

Missouri Botanic Garden Kids Learning Network
http://cissus.mobot.org/MBGnetl
http://www.esdoasis.orgiTreasure/MGB.html

Monets Garden
http://giverny.org/gardens/fcm/visitgb.htm
http://www.claudemonet.com/

MooMilk
http://www.moomilk.com/moove/moove.htm

 

 National Gardening Association
http://www.garden.org/ngal
Lists of youth garden grant opportunities and a kids gardening pageOhio Agriculture in the Classroom
http://www.ohio-aitc.org/

Pears and Pear Bear Chronicles
http://Iwww.usapears.com/pbnw-kids.html

Prairie Connections
http://www.iptv.org/iowa.database/prairie

Reading and Writing Naturally
http://www.readnwritenaturally.org

Rot Web Teacher Resources
http://net.indra.com/-topsoilfleacher.Resource html

"Science for Kids" USDA Agricultural Research Service
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids

Seeds of Change Garden
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/garden/

Teachers Kits about Agriculture
http://www.teachfree.com

USCs Telegarden
http://www.usc.edu/deptlgardenl

USDA for Kids
http://wwwusdagov/news/usdakids/index..html
Includes USDA Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children

Urban Garden
http://urbangarden.com/index.html
Ideas and hints for gardening in the city

Watermelon
http://www.watermelon.org/

Wisconsin Fast Plants
http://fastplants.cals.wisc.edu/
Discussions, news, ideas for teaching with these fast growing plants

Youth arid Kids Pages in Agriculture
http://www.nal.usda.gov/youthkids.html

 

 

 


Theme Garden Ideas and Resources

Ideas

ABC Kinder-Garden
Alice in Wonderland Maze
Butterfly Garden
Cereal Garden
Cloth and Color Garden

Crayon Garden
Cultural Garden
American Pioneer Garden
African-American Garden
Asian-American Garden

Hispanic-American Garden
International Garden
Native American Garden
Dinosaur and Rock Garden
Dried Flower Garden
Evening Garden
Floral Clock Garden
Noahs Ark Garden
Peter Rabbit Garden
Pizza Garden

 Pole Bean Teepee
Rainbow Garden
Salad Garden
Salsa Garden
Secret Garden
Sense-ation Garden
Special Childs Garden
Sunflower House
Wildflower Garden
Zoological Garden

Resources
Damrosch, Barbara, Theme Gardens. N.Y.: Wonman Publishing Company, 1982. ISBN 0894802178.
Ehlert, Lois, Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z. N.Y.: Harcourt Brace, 1989.ISBN 0152244352
Ehlert, Lois, Growing Vegetable Soup. N.Y.: Harcourt Brace, 1987. ISBN 0152325751.
Ehlert, Lois, Planting a Rainbow, N.Y.: Harcourt Brace, 1998. ISBN 0152626093.
Pallotta, Jerry, The Flower Alphabet Book. Watertown, Mass.: Charlesbridge Publishing, 1989.
Tillet, Leslie, Floral Alphabet Coloring Book. N.Y.: Dover Publications, 1 987. ISBN 0486255115.

Garden Associations and Conferences

American Horticultural Society
7931 E. Boulevard Drive
Alexandria, VA 22308

National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc.
4401 Magnolia Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110

National Gardening Association
180 Flynn Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401

 


National Junior Horticulture Association
5885 1 04th Street
Freemont, MI 49412

National Youth Gardening Symposium
American Society for Horticultural Science
7931 East Boulevard Drive
Alexandria, VA 22308-1300

The Gardeners of America
5560 Merle Hay Road
P.O. Box 241
Johnston, IA 50131

 

 

Newsletters and Magazines

GARDEN
International Reading Association
Special Interest Group
Gardeners and Readers Develop Naturally
Route 1 Box 1038
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Newsletter and idea exchange

Garden Design
P.O. Box 5428
Harlan, IA 51593-2928

Garden Gate
August Home Publishing Co.
2200 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
http:\\www.AugustHome.com

Growing Ideas
National Gardening Association
180 Flynn Avenue
Burlington, VT
(802) 863-1308
The newsletter is for educators interested in using plants to help young minds grow.

Successful Farming
Meredith Publishing
1716 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-3023

 

 

 


Local Garden Resources

Agribusinesses
Art museums
Book stores
Botanical centers
Catalogs
Childrens story books
City parks and recreation departments
Community colleges
Community or neighborhood gardens
County Conservation Office
Directories
Expanded Food and Nutrition Program (EFNEP), (515) 294-1511
Extension publications
Farmers
Farmers market vendors
Florists
Garden clubs
Garden supply stores or centers
Greenhouses
Grocery stores
Internet
ISU Answer Line (Families Extension), (800) 262-3804
ISU College of Agriculture, (515) 294-2518 ISU College of Family and Consumer Sciences, (51 5) 294-5980
ISU Extension Specialists (Contact your local ISU Extension county office.)
ISU Extension Sustainable Agriculture Program (Community Supported Agriculture), (515) 294-1923
ISU Extension to Value Added Agriculture,(515) 294-0648
ISU Hortline (Extension Home Horticulture),(515) 294-310
ISU Master Gardeners (Contact your local ISU Extension counts office.
Iowa Agriculture Awareness Coalition,(515) 225-767

Iowa Agriculture Organization
Agribusiness Association of Iowa,(515) 262-8323
Iowa Beef Industry Council, (515) 296-2305
Iowa Cam Promotion Board, (515) 842-7278
Iowa Egg Council, (515) 232-6031
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, (515) 225-5425
Iowa Pork Producers Association, (515) 225-7675
Iowa Sheep Industry Association, (515) 965-3839
Iowa Soybean Promotion Board, (515) 251-8640
Iowa Turkey Federation, (51 5) 232-7492
Midland Dairy Association, (51 5) 964-0696
Iowa Association of Naturalists (Contact your local county conservation office.)
Iowa Conservation Education Council, (515) 832-1771
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Iowa Agricultural Development Authority, (515) 281-5952
Iowa Department of Education
Environmental Education, (515) 281-3146
FFA, (515) 281-4712
Nutrition Education, (51 5) 281-4758
Iowa Department of Natural Resources, (515) 281-5973
Iowa Department of Public Health 5 a Day Coalition. (51 5) 242-6516
Iowa Nutrition Coalition (Contact your local Extension county office.)
Landscape companies
Leaders
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, (515) 294-3711
Libraries
Living History Farms, (515) 278-5286
Local gardeners

 


Magazines

Music
Neighbors
Parents
Public gardens
Relatives
School garden program coordinators
Schools
Senior citizens 		Soil Conservation District Office
Teacher/leader guides
Teachers
Team Nutrition (school food service, WIC)
Team Nutrition State Extension (Contact Elisabeth Schafer at (515) 294-1359.)
Universities
Volunteers
Wellness programs


State 4-H Youth Development Office

33 Curtiss Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 (515) 294-1018

Area Extension Offices

Central Area - ISU Outreach Center, 2020 DMACC Blvd., Ankeny, IA 50021 (515) 965-9355
East Central Area - ISU Outreach Center P.O. Box 2068, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 (319) 398-1272
North Central Area - ISU Outreach Center, 500 College Dr., Mason City. IA 50501 (515) 424-5432
Northeast Area - ISU Outreach Center, P.O. Box 8015, Hawkeye Ctr., Waterioo, IA 50704 (319) 296-4025
Northwest Area - ISU Outreach Center, WITCC Campus, Bldg. B, 4647 Stone Ave. P.O. Box 3007, Sioux City, IA 51102-3007 (712) 274-0048
Southeast Area - ISU Outreach Center, 651 Indian Hills Dr., Ste. #3, Ottumwa, IA 52501-1474 (515) 682-8342
Southwest Area - 53020 Hitchcock Ave., Lewis, IA 51544 (712) 769-2600

County Extension Offices

Adair -- 202 S 1 St Street Ste. B, Greenfield, IA 50849 (515) 743-8412
Adams -- 603 7th St., Corning, IA 50841 (515) 322-3184
Allamakee -- 21 Allamakee St., Waukon, IA 52172 (319) 568-6345
Appanoose -- N. 1 2th & Washington, Centerville, IA 52544 (515) 856-3885
Audubon -- 608 Market St., Audubon, IA 50025 (712) 563-4239
Benton -- 501 1 St Ave., Vinton, IA 52349 (319) 472-4739
Black Hawk -- 3420 University Ave., Ste. B, Waterloo, IA 50701 (319) 234-6811
Boone -- 603 Story Street, Boone, IA 50036-2833 (515) 432-3882
Bremer -- Box 549, Tripoli, IA 50676 (319) 882-4292
Buchanan -- 1413 1st St. West B, Independence, IA 50644 (319) 334-7161
Buena Vista -- 824 Flindt Ste. 1 01 , Box 820, Storm Lake, IA 50588 (712) 732-5056
Butler -- Box 368, Allison, IA 50602 (319) 267-2707
Calhoun -- 521 4th St., Box 233, Rockwell City, IA 50579 (712) 297-8611
Carroll -- 1240 D Heires Aye, Carroll, IA 51401 (712) 792-2364
Cass -- 1205 Sunnyside Lane, Atlantic, IA 50022 (712) 243-1132
Cedar -- 120 East 5th St., Tipton, IA 52772 (319) 886-6157
Cerro Gordo -- 2023 S. Federal, Mason City, IA 50401 (515) 423-0844
Cherokee -- 921 2nd St., Cherokee, IA 5101 2-2119 (712) 225-6196
Chickasaw -- 104 E. Main St., New Hampton, IA 50659 (515) 394-2174
Clarke -- 711 West McLane, Osceola, IA 50213 (515) 342-3316
Clay -- 110 W. 4th St., Ste. 100, Spencer, IA 51301 (712) 262-2264
Clayton -- P.O. Box 357, Elkader, IA 52043 (319) 245-1451
Clinton -- 331 East 8th St., DeWitt, IA 52742 (319) 659-5125
Crawford -- 35 South Main St., Denison, IA 5142 (712) 263-4697
Dallas -- 2805 Fairground Road, Adel, IA 50003 (515) 993-4281
Davis -- 106 N. Dodge. Bloomfield, IA 52537 (515) 664-2730
Decatur --309 N. Main St., Leon, IA 50144 (515) 446-4723
Delaware -- P.O. Box 336, Manchester, IA 52057 (319) 927-4201
Des Moines -- 900 Osborn St., Burlington, IA 52601 (319) 754-7556
Dickinson -- 1610A 18th St., Spirit Lake, IA 51360 (712) 336-3488
Dubuque -- 14742 Hwy. 20 W., Ste. 2, Dubuque, IA 52003-9222 (319) 583-6496
Emmet --26 South 17th St., Estherville, IA 51334 (712) 362-3434
Fayette -- Box 700, Fayette, IA 52142 (319) 425-3331
Floyd -- 615 Beck St., Charles City, IA 50616 (515) 228-1453
Franklin -- 3 First Ave. NW., Hampton, IA 50441 (515) 456-4811
Fremont -- Box 420, Sidney, IA 51652 (712) 374-2351
Greene -- 104 West Washington St., Jefferson, IA 50129-1920 (515) 386-2138
Grundy -- 703 F Ave., Ste. 1, Grundy Center, IA 50638-1450 (319) 824-6979
Guthrie -- 411 State Street, Guthrie Center, IA 50115 (515) 747-2276
Hamilton -- 735 2nd St., Webster, IA 50595 (515) 832-9597
Hancock -- 327 W. 8th St., Garner, IA 50438 (515) 923-2856
Hardin -- 524 Lawler St., Iowa Falls, IA 50126-8000 (515) 648-4850
Harrison -- 304 East 7th St., Logan, IA 51546 (712) 644-2105
Henry -- 101 S. Jefferson, Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641 (319) 385-8126
Howard -- 132 1st Ave. West, Cresco, IA 52136 (319) 547-3001
Humboldt -- P.O. Box 158, Humboldt, IA 50548 (515) 332-2201
Ida -- 207 Main Street, Ida Grove, IA 51445 (712) 364-3003
Iowa -- P.O. Box 146, Marengo, IA 52301 (319) 642-5504
Jackson -- 201 W. Plait Courthouse, Maquoketa, IA 52060 (319) 652-4923
Jasper -- 550 N. 2nd Ave. W., Newton, IA 50208 (515) 792-6433
Jefferson -- 2606 W. Burlington, Fairfield, IA 52556 (515) 472-4166
Johnson -- 4265 Oakcrest Hill Rd. SE., Iowa City, IA 52246 (319) 337-2145
Jones -- Box 168, Anamosa, IA 52205 (319) 462-2791
Keokuk -- 102 E. Washington, Sigourney, IA 52591 (515) 622-2680
Kossuth -- 1121-B Hwy. 18 E., Algona, IA 50511 (515) 295-2469
Lee -- P.O. Box 70, Donnellson, IA 52625 (319) 835-5116
Linn -- 3279 7th Ave., Ste. 140, Marion, IA 52302-3731 (319) 377-9839
Louisa -- 319 Van Buren, Wapello, IA 52653 (319) 523-2371
Lucas -- R.R. 5, Box 91 , Chariton. IA 50049 (515) 774-2016
Lyon -- 3011/2 1st Ave.,Ste. 202. Rock Rapids, IA 51246-0511 (712) 472-2576
Madison -- 117 N. 1st Street, Winterset, IA 50273 (515) 462-1001
Mahaska -- 212 North I, Oskaloosa, IA 52577 (515) 673-5841
Marion -- P.O. Box 409, Knoxville, IA 50138-0409 (515) 842-2014
Marshall -- 2501 South Center, Marshalltown, IA 50158 (515) 752-1551
Mills -- P.O. Box 430, Malvern, IA 51551 (712) 624-8616
Mitchell -- 5091/2 State Street, Osage, IA 50461 (515) 732-5574
Monona -- 119 Iowa Avenue, Onawa, IA 51040 (712) 423-2175
Monroe -- 107 Benton Ave E., Albia, IA 52531 (515) 932-5612
Montgomery -- 400 Bridge Street, Ste. 2. Red Oak, IA 51566-1402 (712) 623-2592
Muscatine -- 2517 Park Aye, Muscatine, IA 52761 (319) 263-5701
OBrien -- Box 99, Primghar, IA 51245 (712) 757-5065
Osceola -- 839 3rd Avenue, Sibley, IA 51249-1607 (712) 754-3648
Page -- 311 E. Washington. Clarinda, IA 51632 (712) 542-5171
Palo Alto -- P.O. Box 323, Emmetsburg, IA 50536 (712) 852-2865
Plymouth -- 24 1st Street NW.. LeMars, IA 51031 (712) 546-7835
Pocahontas -- P.O. Box 209, Pocahontas, IA 50574 (712) 335-3103
Polk -- 5201 N.E. 14th Street, Ste. A, Des Moines, IA 50313-2005 (515) 261-4201
East Pottawattamie -- 120 N. Main, Oakland, IA 51560 (712) 482-6449
West Pottawattamie Careers Bldg., ISD Campus, 1600 Hwy 2755, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 366-7024
Poweshiek -- P.O. Box 70, Montezuma, IA 50171 (515) 623-5188
Ringgold -- 101 North Polk, Mount Ayr, IA 50854 (515) 464-3333
Sac -- 110 5. 6th Street, Ste. D, Sac City, IA 505083 (712) 662-7131
Scott -- 875 Tanglefoot Lane, Ste. B, Bettendorf, IA 52722 (319) 359-7577
Shelby -- 1105 8th Street, Harlan, IA 51537 (712) 755-3104
Sioux --805 Hwy. 10 West, Orange City, IA 51041 (712) 737-4230
Story -- Box 118, Nevada, IA 50201 (515) 382-6551
Tama -- P.O. Box 308, Toledo, IA 52342 (515) 484-2703
Taylor -- 312 Main Street. Bedford, IA 50833 (712) 523-2137
Union -- 105W. Adams, Ste. B, Creston, IA 50801 (515) 782-8426
Van Buren -- P.O. Box 456, Keosauqua, IA 52565 (319) 293-3039
Wapello -- 700 Farm Credit Dr., Ottumwa, IA 52501 (515) 682-5491
Warren -- 909 E. 2nd Street, Ste. E, Indianola, IA 50125 (515) 961-6237
Washington -- 209 5. Marion Ave., Washington, A 52353 (319) 653-4811
Wayne -- P.O. Box 281, Courthouse, Corydon, IA 50060 (515) 872-1755
Webster -- 108 South 8th Street. Fort Dodge. IA 50501-4680 (515) 576-2119
Winnebago -- P.O. Box 47, Thompson, IA 50478 (515) 584-2261
Winneshiek-- 911 S. Mill, Decorah, IA 52101 (319) 382-2949
Woodbury -- 4301 Sergeant Rd., Ste. 213. Sioux City, IA 51106 (712) 276-2157
Worth -- 808 Central Avenue, Northwood, IA 50459 (515) 324-1531
Wright --210 1st Street SW., Clarion, IA 50525 (515) 532-3453