In December 2019 Mrs. Taillefer from Taylor Elementary shared with district staff how her class was learning about Science and Health in Kindergarten using a Tower Garden. This Tower Garden has been in use for three years and was received through a Northern Health grant.
We have been learning about the basic needs of living things, parts of plants, seasonal and weather changes, and First Peoples’ use of plants.
About 2 months ago, we planted seeds in our Tower Garden. We have been making daily observations and noting the growth of our plants. Today, in the middle of a snowstorm, we were able to harvest a variety of lettuce, arugula, kale, chives, and dill.
The students took turns washing and cutting the vegetables. We also made a dressing using the fresh dill and chives. We added carrots, cucumbers, and tomatoes to our salad.
At snack time, we shared our salad. The students were excited to eat the salad and are looking forward to seeing what else will grow (we also planted bok choy, cucumber, tomatoes, green beans, Swiss chard, rainbow chard, and lavender).
Mrs Taillefer – Teacher at Taylor Elementary School
Keep growing! We are looking forward to more of this delicious learning!