Learning Kits for Educators and Families
Planting Fields has committed to providing free digital resources for schools and home-schooling families during this challenging time. Learning Kits are resources for teachers and families to use when facilitated visits to Planting Fields aren’t possible. Kits include guiding videos, discussion questions, and student activities. Use the kit over one day for a deep dive into one idea, or spread videos, discussions, and activities out as needed.
Home for the Holidays Ornaments
PreK-Adult
This Learning Kit has been designed for teachers, students, families, and adult-crafters to create your own Planting Fields-related holiday ornaments. There are several ornaments to create as well as supplemental educational resources that relate to each ornament. We hope that you have a “hoot” of a time crafting and that you will visit us for “Home for the Holidays”!
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Nature Detectives
K-8th Grades
Students will explore their relationship to nature and what it means to be a respectful observer by reading and analyzing text, practicing observation, and discovering ways to find and record nature wherever they are.
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Bird Explorers
4th-9th Grades
Students will investigate the world of birding – through artistic, engineering, and scientific lenses – and learn the skills to become ornithologists, who explore and teach others all about birds.
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Modern Industrialists
9th-12th Grades
Students will examine the enormous advancements and dire impacts of the Industrial Revolution at the beginning of the 20th Century. Students will consider how to solve real world problems while designing their dream home, factoring in cost, safety, reliability, aesthetics, and social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
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