Teacher Lessons
From planting and harvesting ancient grains to using technology in the school garden, teachers in CitySprouts partner schools show and discuss how their students have learned from garden-based education. Check out the short PowerPoint presentations teachers made on diverse subjects for pre-kindergarten through 7th grade.
Measuring and Counting
Grade: Pre-K
Teacher: Tori Corpas
School: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School, Cambridge
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Wonderful Worms
Grade: Pre-K / K
Teacher: Rosalind O’Sullivan
School: Fletcher Maynard Academy, Cambridge
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Carrot Soup
Grade: Pre-K - 1
Teacher: Megan Cahill
School: Tobin Montessori School, Cambridge
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Garden Storytelling
Grades: Kindergarten
Teachers: Boune Siliphaivanh, Itonya Dismond, Susan Minihane
School: David Ellis School, Boston
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Sequencing and Graphing
Grade: 1
Teacher: Therese Bellino
School: The Morse School, Cambridge
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Garden Organisms
Grade: 2
Teachers: Elika Fredrickson and Luisa Quintanilla
School: The Amigos School, Cambridge
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Area and Perimeter
Grade: 3
Teacher: Katie Hussey
School: Mather School, Boston
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Garden Writing & Publishing
Grade: 3
Teachers: Linnaea Adams and Fabrizia Adang
School: Graham & Parks Elementary, Cambridge
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Looking for Life
Grade: 3
Teacher: Summer Thompson
School: Dr. Martin Luther King School, Cambridge
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Eat Food, Mostly Plants
Grade: 3
Teacher: Karen Engels
School: Graham & Parks School, Cambridge
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Measuring Growth Over Time
Grade: 4
Teacher: Christine Fetter
School: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School, Cambridge
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The Three Sisters
Grade: 4
Teacher: Erica Pastor
School: Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School, Boston
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Technology in the Garden
Grade: 5
Teacher: Christine Burke
School: Kennedy-Longfellow School, Cambridge
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Simples Machines
Grade: 5
Teacher: Isabel Eccles
School: Cambridgeport School, Cambridge
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The Ancient Grains Project
Grade: 6
Teacher: Leslie Kramer
School: Vassal Lane Upper School, Cambridge
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The Science Fair
Grade: 6
Teacher: Erin Dukeshire
School: Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School, Boston
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Restorative Gardening
Grades: All
Teachers: Elizabeth Castellana, Christy Pica, Ariel Klemmer
School: King Open School, Cambridge
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