This TopicQuest was designed for Mrs. Angela'a Kindergerten Class at Cook Primary School By Amanda Drazdowski, a Valdosta State University Preservice Teacher.
| Introduction The sweet smell of the flowers, the flapping of the butterflies, and that great feeling of running through the rain. Yep, it has got to be spring. There is nothing like getting your hands dirty looking for worms while you are planting your garden. There is so much to do, I just don't know where to start. Can you help me find out what I need to plant in my beautiful garden. |
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How
do you grow flowers? How often do I have to water the flowers? find all
this and more at Kids
Valley Garden. |
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Earth
Day happens in the Spring. Find out more about how you can celebrate
our Earth. |
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Have
you ever colored Easter
Eggs before? Find cool natural ways to decorate this years Easter
Eggs. |
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The
weather changes so much during the Spring. Find out why at Web Weather for
Kids. |
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How
well can you concentrate? Find out with this cool
game and identify all sorts of Spring signs. |
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The
days are starting to get longer and the temperture is getting hotter.
Let NASA
Kids tell you why. |
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Do
you know what kinds of birds you see in the trees during the spring?
Find out all about birds on
this website. |
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Do
you think butterflies are
pretty? I wonder what they eat? Find all you would ever want to know
about butterflies. |
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How
do new flowers form? Where do the seeds come from?
All the answers can be found on this website about flowers. |
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To
find out more about Spring and how it occurs check out this online encyclopedia. |
| Mission Your school wants to put in a butterfly garden near the play ground, but there is no one to find out what type of plants butterflies like. Your mission is to go to the butterfly website and find out what types of food butterflies eat. Then you will draw out your butterfly garden so that everyone can see your ideas and use them. Mission Steps 1. Go to the butterfly website and find out what types of plants butterflies eat. 2.Take paper and crayons and draw out the butterfly garden they will put at your school. 3. Give the picture to your teacher so that she can put it on a web page. Lesson Plan For Teachers |
 Amanda's Home Page |
 aldrazdo@valdosta.edu |
 TopicQuest Lesson Plan |
 VSU TopicQuest Pages |