https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1 Please share lessons, activities, and strategies that build critical thinking, develops questions, and promotes sensory observation. en-us 2023-07-21 19:01:00 UTC 2025-04-24 12:28:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f353.png Edible_Schoolyard https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649314216
Think. Give students an interesting broad question to think or write about briefly.
Pair. Pair students, and ask them to discuss the question(s) with their partner.
Share. Students share their discussion ideas with another pair of students or the instructor leads a whole group discussion about the topic.

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Choose and present an image.

Invite students to observe what they see. ... 

Invite students to “look closer.”

Create a list of observations, and invite students to make inferences about what they see. ... 

Ask the students what their questions are.

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Why might this [topic, question] matter to me?

Why might it matter to people around me [family, friends, city, nation]?

Why might it matter to the world?

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2. Circles of Connection]]> 2023-07-21 19:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649315643 Edible_Schoolyard https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649316045

Encourage the “why” 

Open-ended questions

Create dialogue with your students

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What would happen if … 

What would it be like to … 

Why did … 

How do we know that … 

What did you think when ...

]]> 2023-07-21 19:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649316177 Edible_Schoolyard https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649316458 1. Crafting a Check in Questions
2. What is Organic
3. Kitchen Reflection Wheel]]> 2023-07-21 19:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649316458 Edible_Schoolyard https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649317524 Encourage students to use descriptive words. If you google “sensory language” or “sensory vocabulary” lots of banks of words come up that can be helpful. ]]> 2023-07-21 19:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649317524 Edible_Schoolyard https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649317761 1. Exploring a Community Garden
2. Sound Mapping
3. Food Memory
4. Reflecting on Food]]> 2023-07-21 19:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649317761 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349478 Tasting while checking in with all of your senses.]]> 2023-07-21 22:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349478 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349564 5 Things you see
4 Things you can touch
3 Things you can hear
2 Things you can smell or touch
1 Deep breath]]> 2023-07-21 22:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349564 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349606 Ask students to find colors in the garden that match paint chips (available at paint and hardware stores).]]> 2023-07-21 22:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349606 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349613 After spending time in the garden with the children, have art materials ready and let them quietly draw and/or paint whatever they choose]]> 2023-07-21 22:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349613 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349630 Planting a color garden for the little ones as they learn colors in preschool and PreK.
Purposefully choosing herbs and flowering plants that have smells for students in K & 1 to describe orally and in written journals.]]> 2023-07-21 22:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349630 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349674 Using a mystery box for students to feel what the produce is before seeing it. The students get very excited to find out what it is.]]> 2023-07-21 22:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349674 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349823 2023-07-21 22:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349823 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349830 What did I enjoy in this dish?
What would I change in this dish?
What do I want to borrow from this dish?

]]> 2023-07-21 22:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349830 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349863 Think: What would happen if there were no bees
Pair. have the children talk about that
Share: ideas with class]]> 2023-07-21 22:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349863 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349931 Basil 
lambs ear
lavender
rosemary]]> 2023-07-21 22:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349931 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349955 Building critical thinking through:
(1) Sing-a-song that provoke learning for introduction.
(2) Reading together. Taking turns.
(3) Question & Answer session/ quiz with prizes. 
(4) Praying together and gratitude to close the learning session.]]> 2023-07-21 22:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349955 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349956 Open-ended question
Affirm
Reflective statement
Summary]]> 2023-07-21 22:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349956 jalm6 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349997 Use all your senses! Could be about a specific flower, insect, decomposer, or the entire garden. Build personal connections, take pride in our art/creative potential, and perform for each other. ]]> 2023-07-21 22:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649349997 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350061 Whenever a child asks a question, put it back to the group and have it become a conversation. They can even write and draw what they decide, for further exploration.]]> 2023-07-21 22:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350061 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350115 What would happen if there were no bees?
What is good about composting?
What skills do you suppose we use when we cook together?

]]> 2023-07-21 22:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350115 jalm6 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350122 These apply to almost every lesson, and are powerful prompts for awakening curiosity, direct observation, critical thinking, and connections. ]]> 2023-07-21 22:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350122 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350139 Encourage students to observe and become aware of what is in the garden, in front of them or around them.]]> 2023-07-21 22:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350139 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350158 (1) Quiz with prizes.
(2) Group work sessions, collaborative exhibitors.
(3) 1-on-1 Q&A approach. (personal check list) ]]> 2023-07-21 22:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350158 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350160 Have a list of colors, smells, sounds and textures that students can try and associate to items in the garden. Example may be the color red. One student might say apple and another may say roses. ]]> 2023-07-21 22:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350160 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350173 Drawing what is observed...from different perspectives - up close, from a distance, etc]]> 2023-07-21 22:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350173 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350190 At the welcoming circle with the little ones (4, 5 year olds) Ask what veggies have you eaten this week?... Some kids say tomatoes and others start questioning, isn't tomato a fruit... and then an easy discussion about fruit and veggies starts right there]]> 2023-07-21 22:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350190 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350207 I would like to have a dedicated herb garden, so there is always something to taste, even before and after big veg & berry time. ]]> 2023-07-21 22:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350207 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350243 Taste several varieties of the same type of fruit or vegetable and note the similarities and differences in look, feel, smell, and taste.]]> 2023-07-21 22:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350243 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350290 I experienced this once while joining a meditation group. We were eating a cookie with eyes closed and being silent.
This really has stimulated all the senses and also helped me to grow "imagination" towards what I was eating. And even more, appericiation.]]> 2023-07-21 22:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350290 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350319 To build connections, on your page, include pictures, numbers and words (see youtube videos by John Muir Laws).]]> 2023-07-21 22:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350319 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350326 Using colored manipulatives (perhaps red and blue poker chips) challenge students to find the various combinations of plant traits for heirloom, inbred varieties used strategically to create hybrid varieties. Then, have them explore the results if the hybrid varieties produce a second generation. Could bring probability into this combinatorics lesson or keep it very simplistic for younger.]]> 2023-07-21 22:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350326 jalm6 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350336 Celebrate their accomplishments. Ask questions about their challenges. Draw connections between their struggles and those in our own lives. ]]> 2023-07-21 22:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350336 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350351 Invite students to journal about their experience.

What do you already know?
What do you want to know?
What did you learn?
How did you feel before, during, after?]]> 2023-07-21 22:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350351 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350409 Letting plants in the garden such as the Brassica or pepper family go to flower, then having the children taste them. Asking what it tastes like to them, possibly where could they use it? This will also open the door to explain how the sweetness comes from the sugars shooting to the flower to feed the seed.]]> 2023-07-21 22:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350409 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350445 Create a story together... one kid starts, then the other follows, etc etc... teacher can help guide a little (once upon a time there was a bee in the garden, but theeeen...)]]> 2023-07-21 22:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350445 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350463 2023-07-21 22:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350463 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350534 Teaching Strategies page from Facing History and Ourselves
(Some of my favorites are: Big Paper, Concept mapping, Contracting, and Barometer activities)]]> 2023-07-21 22:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350534 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350543 Observe and write from the perspective of an animal in the garden (bird's eye view, bug's view).]]> 2023-07-21 22:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350543 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350581 I created a fruit and vegetable "petting zoo", students could touch, squish, smell, and finally taste. I used unusual types such as rambutan, mango,etc. We crushed the herbs and had them smell. Many had never experience the variety of herbs from the garden. This was followed by a pesto tasting. Our time together is so short which makes it difficult.]]> 2023-07-21 22:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350581 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350787 In the planting class, students love to use their bare hand to prepare the soil - observe and feel with their hand the soil mixture and texture for the potting. ]]> 2023-07-21 22:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350787 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350791 (1) Sensory learning through food experience.
(2) Sensory learning through making artwork. 
(3) Building memories = photos and videos. (*remembering the sensations, euphoria, other feelings amd experience that happen in that particular moment, and the people we are with.)
(4) Sensory learning: learning objects or subjects through songs. (*Like how McDonalds build their advertisement long time ago about BigMac, what is in it? And everybody remembers it. or like The Cadbury Ad.)]]> 2023-07-21 22:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350791 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350919 Here is a Tasting Activity with resources that I have put together.]]> 2023-07-21 22:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649350919 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649351016 Try to list as many ingredients as you can.]]> 2023-07-21 22:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649351016 jalm6 https://padlet.com/Edible_Schoolyard/gffj5e3s59pamrg1/wish/2649356357

• Visit an elder care facility/assisted living community
• Bring a bowl of beautiful, ripe, red strawberries, freshly picked
• First, read the room and (without prompting) see how people react to the bowl of strawberries arriving in the room
• Create space for people to tell a story if they want to
• Pay close attention to body language, emotional responses, curiosity
• If there is no response, go over and look closely at them. Maybe smell them. Say something like “hmmmmm” 
• Nonverbally prompt/encourage folks to look more closely
• Consider that some folks may not be verbal, or may be uncomfortable speaking in a group
• Then ask basic sensory prompts, e.g. 
  • What do you notice? What do you wonder? What do these strawberries remind you of? Any stories to tell? 
• Let the conversation flow organically. 
• Eventually, make sure everyone who wants a strawberry gets a chance to taste one. 
• Ideally, bring enough strawberries for everyone in the community, so that no one gets left out. 
• Smile, and enjoy!

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