Third Grade
This collection of lesson plans are specifically curated for the School Garden Resources project. They are aligned with the Georgia Performance Standards.
Earth Science Life Science Physical Science English & Language Arts Math Social Studies
Earth Science
Rocks and Minerals of Georgia
Soils
In the Garden:
- Space Travelers
- Soil (PDF)
- Soil Exploration
- Soil in your Community
- Soil Stories (unit) (PDF)
- Soil Temperature
- Watering the Garden
- Composting for Better Soil
- Let's Make Compost Cake (PDF)
- Shake, Rattle, and Roll (PDF)
Garden Skills/Science:
Weathering
Life Science
Habitats
In the Garden:
- Biodiversity In Your Community
- Butterfly Habitat (PDF)
- Experimental Planting
- Food Department at Your Site
- Pest Department
- Pest Module: Lost Ladybug Project (PDF)
- Planning An Experimental Garden
- Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other (PDF)
- Spring Weather (PDF)
- Suga's Hard-working Pollinators (PDF)
- The Pollination Department
Garden Skills/Science:
Features of Organisms of Georgia
Pollution and Conservation
- Air Cleaning in Your Community
- Biodiversity in your community
- Experimental Planting
- Food Department at Your Site
- Pest Department
- Planning an experimental Garden
- Planting Starts
- Renewable Resources (PDF)
- The Pollination Department
- The Water Cleaning Department
- Vermiposting
- Read the Roots (PDF)
Physical Science
Heat Energy
English and Language Arts
Reading Literary
- Drama in the Turnip Patch (PDF)
- Fun with Roses (PDF)
- Growing Poems (PDF)
- Planting a Love for Literature (PDF)
- Garden AR Books
Reading Informational
- Drama in the Turnip Patch (PDF)
- Got Butter?
- Growing Poems (PDF)
- Planting a Love for Literature (PDF)
- Water in the Garden (PDF)
Reading Foundational
- Planting a Love for Literature (PDF)
- Carrot Lesson Plan (PDF)
- Book Report for Carrot Lesson Plan (PDF)
Writing
- Fun with Roses (PDF)
- Mystery Seed (PDF)
- Peddling Garden Produce (PDF)
- The School Garden at Home (PDF)
- Vegetable Story (PDF)
- Writing a Plant Biography (PDF)
- Journal and Discussion Pages (PDF)
Speaking and Listening
- Carousel Brainstorming (PDF)
- Drama in the Turnip Patch (PDF)
- Peddling Garden Produce (PDF)
- The School Garden at Home (PDF)
Language
Math
Geometry
Measurement
- Bean Race (PDF)
- Compost in a Bucket (Activity 8) (PDF)
- Growth in the Garden (PDF)
- In a Pickle (PDF)
- Inch by inch (PDF)
- Map the Garden (PDF)
- Measure up for the Garden (PDF)
- Shape Shifters in the Math Garden (PDF)
- Give It a Gallon! (Lower El Lesson 3 and 4) (PDF)
- Growing Plants with Compost (PDF)
- Water in the Garden (PDF)
- Soil Particles and Drainage (PDF)
Relationship with Multiplication
Representing and Comparing Fractions
- Compost in a Bucket (Activity 8) (PDF)
- Fraction Salad (PDF)
- Germination Rate Math (PDF)
- Serving Sizes (PDF)
Social Studies
Economic
- Community Goods (PDF)
- Community Interdependence (PDF)
- Community Money (PDF)
- Food Roots and Routes (PDF)
- Grow A Salsa Garden (PDF)
- Starting a Youth Garden Business (PDF)
- Strategies for a Growing Business (PDF)