After researching a country, students complete a ‘My News Plan’ to use as the basis for an Oral Presentation for the rest of the class. They should include information about the food eaten in that country and the vegetables grown. Suitable for Years 2 & 3. (Includes modifications for other year levels) Curriculum area/s: English…
A wheelbarrow is one of the most useful tools in the garden because it helps you move a lot of things around easily. Most garden wheelbarrows only have one wheel and this makes it really easy to manoeuvre between plants or along paths. It also has two feet at the back for it to rest…
There are two main types of rakes used in the garden. Do you know what their jobs are? GARDEN LEAF RAKE This rake has thin tines or prongs on it which are fairly close together. The tines can be made of flexible metal or plastic but rake is designed for raking leaves off lawn…
HOW TO IDENTIFY THEM Scale are odd shaped blobs that live on the leaves, stem and branches of both outdoor plants as well as indoor plants. They can be brown, white, orange or black and are all different sizes between 2mm and 12mm across. They are quite interesting creatures because the part that you can see on…
If you want to dig a hole in the ground for a plant you will need a spade. But, if you want to shovel up some mulch to load a wheelbarrow you will need a shovel. What’s the difference? GARDEN SPADE A spade has scoop with a pointed tip which helps to break the…
Bees aren’t just good bugs, they are great bugs! Ok, so they sting, and that hurts, but these are one of the most important creatures on earth since without them, many of our plants wouldn’t get pollinated and then we wouldn’t have food. European honey bees, which are the orange and black ones that we see…
Hover flies are also known as flower flies because they are seen hovering over them in the garden. They have sponge-like mouths and they feed on nectar and pollen from open flowers such as daisies. They are good bugs in the garden because they are attracted to the sweet excretion or honeydew of sap sucking insects such as…
Potting mix is the material that goes into a garden pot before you put seeds and plants into it. It has several jobs: It keeps the plant in place. It holds water for the plant’s roots to soak up. It contains nutrients that feed the plant. Different plants need different types of potting mix. For…
Earthworms are the slippery, slithery creatures that can be found in healthy garden soil that has had a lot of manure and compost added to it. They are great for the soil because, as they burrow through it, they digest the larger pieces so that when it comes out the other end it is much…
HOW TO IDENTIFY THEM Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths. They can be brown, green and even orange but are often the same colour as the leaf that they are munching on. Some of them are quite hairy but all of them have short, stumpy legs which they use to hold onto leaves and stems. The…