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Let’s grow together! Learn to grow food and donate extra locally with the Grow & Give Modern Victory Garden Project. The resources offered are designed to help you grow your own food this year and beyond.
You got this, Colorado!* Colorado State University Extension & Master Gardeners are here to help every step of the way.
Learn more about the history of victory gardens.
Fun for all ages
*State specific information can be found through state land-grant universities Extension & Master Gardener programs.
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Discuss seasons. Focus on fall. Predict what we will find outside. Define lobe, gall and sap. Discuss potential animal signs. Outside students check-off the fall clues they find. Students draw a fallen leaf and something that has been eaten. They answer the corresponding questions. Wrap-up: findings, answers to questions, winter predictions, etc.
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Discuss senses and seasons. Focus on touch. Discuss garden safety, respect and care. Students explore the gardens outside with their hands and draw findings. Wrap-up: predict seasonal differences.
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Collect fallen leaves in the schoolyard and sort the leaves into groups of your choice (ie: colour, type, etc). Draw one leaf from each of your groups. Can you see a pattern on your leaf? Include the pattern on your drawings. Wrap up: Everyone shares their favorite leaf or another thing that could be sorted in the schoolyard.
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Check out these virtual 360 videos created by Farm & Food Care on topics like dairy, apples, hogs and more!
Fun for all ages
