Brader's+Vegetable+Garden



Brader Elementary School has a vegetable garden! Thanks to Dr. Thianda Manzara, Dr. Barbara Boyce, Jenna Banning from "Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids;" Mrs. Debi Salvucci and her cafeteria team; Mrs. MaryBeth French and our wellness committee, Brader Administration and our wonderful parent volunteers we have a tremendous vegetable garden at Brader Elementary School.

Kindergarten and 1st grade students plant the garden 2nd grade plants the soil 3rd grade (if needed) water the garden 4th and 5th grade harvest the garden

We plant Arugula, Lettuce, Rainbow Chard, Spinach and Turnips! Mrs. Salvucci and her team prepare the vegetables and they are served in the cafeteria at lunch.

Access our garden wiki: www.growwithbooks.wikispaces.com

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Our Vegetable Garden Chant:

Out in the Garden Chant and hand clap rhyme (Slap, slap, clap, clap rhythm) ** Teacher/Leader: ** Out in the garden! // Student echo: // Out in the garden! ** Teacher/Leader: ** We will need, // Student echo: // We will need, ** Teacher/Leader: ** Sunshine and soil // Student echo: // Sunshine and soil ** Teacher/Leader: ** Air and seeds // Student echo: // Air and seeds ** Teacher/Leader: ** We plant the garden ** Student echo: ** We plant the garden ** Teacher/Leader: ** and water it well. // Student echo // : and water it well. ** Teacher/Leader: ** With a little patience, // Student echo: // With a little patience, ** Teacher/Leader: ** We’ll watch it grow // Student Echo: // We’ll watch it grow ** Teacher/Leader: ** and have yummy veggies // Student echo: // and have yummy veggies ** Teacher/Leader: ** in a month or so. // Student echo: // in a month or so. c. Sbrubaker 3/7/11

Enjoy this video from Schooltube.com "The Vegetable Song" media type="custom" key="8978972"

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