Dig into the colorful world with Up in the Garden, Down in the Dirt activities. Cultivate literacy and plant seeds of science curiosity! Perfect for spring, these activities will blossom with opportunities to explore the delicate dance between above-ground beauty and underground mysteries. Let your sprouts grow their knowledge through hands-on, educational fun.

Up in the Garden, Down in the Dirt activities enhance literacy and science skills. Through structured templates and insightful discussion questions, students illustrate and define vocabulary, explore figurative language, and improve their writing and reading comprehension. Students use digital tools to explore ecosystems, make seed packets, draw plants and insects, and integrate practical gardening knowledge with biological concepts to nurture their science skills. Fine motor skills are refined and creativity is boosted with crafts like making a writing bouquet or designing an innovative gardening tool. In these vibrant activities, children learn a lot about natural science and language. In addition, they engage in personal and social learning activities that foster a holistic approach to education.

As a result of the included activities, students will be able to:

• Craft: Make a seed packet.
• Craft: Make a writing bouquet.
• Trace words and lines.
• Illustrate above and below ground.
• Draw insects and plants from the story.
• Complete acrostic poems.
• Design a new gardening tool.
• Illustrate and define story vocabulary.
• Explore figurative language in the book.
• Complete a wordsearch and crossword puzzle with story vocabulary.
• Apply Writing Skills with included writing templates and prompts.
• Practice Reading Comprehension with included discussion questions for the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
• Engage in Social Skills with included whole group prompts and activities.
• Develop Fine Motor Skills with included coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing activities.
• Use digital tools to interact with ecosystems.

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About the Book

Explore the secret realm beneath the dirt that brings the world of nature to life. Follow a young girl and her grandmother on a journey through the year planning, planting, and harvesting their garden--and learn about what's happening in the dirt to help make it all happen. 

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