We had a great time at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in Prince George’s County learning all about properties of water, water cycle, importance of water, water conservation, and human impacts on water. Project WET is a wonderful compilation of fantastic hands-on activities for kids to learn all about water. My favorite part of the workshop [...]
I love it when my partner schools get good press. The Washington Post’s local section on Prince George’s County, MD, did a nice article on Cesar Chavez’s garden and a $1000 grant they received from NEEF. See the link on-line. Unfortunately, the article itself has not been posted on-line.
We took the first graders outside and acted out a tree’s life cycle borrowing a PLT activity. Then, students each collected one seed from the ground (we primarily had acorns and sweet gum tree seeds available). Back inside the classroom, we diagrammed a simple tree life cycle, and students created their own diagram using their [...]
For Earth Day 2010, Cesar Chavez received a new schoolyard garden through an Earth Day Network grant worth $10,000. As a result of AFF and Cesar Chavez’s long-term partnership, I knew that they wanted a school garden. When this Earth Day Network opportunity arose, I jumped on it and recommended Cesar Chavez. We were delighted [...]