TK-2nd Grade Tuesday Programs
A Guided Exploration
Walking tours and activities are led by Garden Guides on Tuesdays at 9:30 am
Cost: $6 per child/$7 per chaperone. Minimum of 10 students; maximum of 40 students. Each group of 5 students must be accompanied by a chaperone. Free bus parking.
Walking tours and activities are led by Garden Guides on Tuesdays at 9:30 am
Cost: $6 per child/$7 per chaperone. Minimum of 10 students; maximum of 40 students. Each group of 5 students must be accompanied by a chaperone. Free bus parking.
*NEW* It's Alive!? | Transitional Kindergarten (1 hr)
Look over there! Is it… alive?! Learn what living things are while touring the Garden with an experienced Garden Guide. There's so much to see as you walk through the Garden grounds to investigate the differences between living and nonliving things.
Download TK Program Overview, Early Childhood Standards, and Teacher Resources.
*NEW* The Big Green Machine: Plants & Their Ecosystems | Kindergarten (1 hr)
Meet the Big Green Machine - plants! Learn where we get our energy and how plants support all life on earth. During this tour, an experienced Garden Guide will help you investigate and answer the question - “What do living things need to survive?” while exploring the natural resources we have available in our unique California habitats.
Download K Program Overview, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and Teacher Resources.
*NEW* Plantastic! What Makes a Plant, a Plant | 1st Grade (1.25 hrs)
What exactly is a plant? And what makes them different from other living things? Learn about the parts of a plant while touring the Garden with an experienced Garden Guide. This tour will equip you with knowledge on how to observe similarities and differences between living things in the plant kingdom.
Download 1st Program Overview, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and Teacher Resources.
*NEW* Surviving & Thriving: Pollination and Seed Dispersal | 2nd Grade (1.25 hrs)
How do plants reproduce and survive? An experienced Garden Guide will help you explore the busy life of plants in each season. Find evidence of plant reproduction from pollination, to setting fruit, to producing seeds, during your tour of the Garden grounds.
Download 2nd Program Overview, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and Teacher Resources.
*NEW* It's Alive!? | Transitional Kindergarten (1 hr)
Look over there! Is it… alive?! Learn what living things are while touring the Garden with an experienced Garden Guide. There's so much to see as you walk through the Garden grounds to investigate the differences between living and nonliving things.
Download TK Program Overview, Early Childhood Standards, and Teacher Resources.
*NEW* The Big Green Machine: Plants & Their Ecosystems | Kindergarten (1 hr)
Meet the Big Green Machine - plants! Learn where we get our energy and how plants support all life on earth. During this tour, an experienced Garden Guide will help you investigate and answer the question - “What do living things need to survive?” while exploring the natural resources we have available in our unique California habitats.
Download K Program Overview, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and Teacher Resources.
*NEW* Plantastic! What Makes a Plant, a Plant | 1st Grade (1.25 hrs)
What exactly is a plant? And what makes them different from other living things? Learn about the parts of a plant while touring the Garden with an experienced Garden Guide. This tour will equip you with knowledge on how to observe similarities and differences between living things in the plant kingdom.
Download 1st Program Overview, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and Teacher Resources.
*NEW* Surviving & Thriving: Pollination and Seed Dispersal | 2nd Grade (1.25 hrs)
How do plants reproduce and survive? An experienced Garden Guide will help you explore the busy life of plants in each season. Find evidence of plant reproduction from pollination, to setting fruit, to producing seeds, during your tour of the Garden grounds.
Download 2nd Program Overview, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and Teacher Resources.
