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Classroom
Program – “We Come to You”
Classroom Program – “We Come to You” The
Theodore Payne Foundation offers classroom programs for K-12.
The 60-to-90-minute lessons are
California Dept. of Education standards-based and feature hands-on
activities that teach students about California native plants and the
natural world.
Throughout all programs, the vital
ecological link between insects, other animals and native plants is
emphasized.
Students will understand the water-saving
benefits of native plants and the crucial ecological function the plants
fulfill.
For middle and high school students,
an illustrated PowerPoint lecture explaining the “Big Picture” about
California native plants -- geography, soils, native plant adaptations and
water use, and why native plants are essential for saving wildlife.
Live samples of native plants supplement
the lesson, as well as a discussion of careers in Botany, Horticulture,
Agroecology, Landscape Design and Architecture.
An eye-opener with real world
connections!
“All
About Leaves” centers on the leaf
adaptations of California native plants.
Students examine leaves from different
habitats, then, through drawing and writing, analyze their characteristics
to determine their adaptive purpose.
Science demonstrations of how leaf color
affects heat absorption and how plant oils combat water loss.
This program satisfies these science
standards:
3rd
grade, 3.3.a, 3.3.d, 3.5.c, 3.5.d and
3.5.e; 4th grade,
4.2.a, 4.3.c and 4.6.b.
“Butterflies, Caterpillars and Native Plants”
centers on the life cycles of Southern California butterflies and the
native plant forage needs of their caterpillars.
Using native plant samples, worksheets
and color photographs of butterflies and their caterpillars, students will
learn through art, writing and kinesthetic movement.
Habitat and food web connections will
also be explored.
This program satisfies these science
standards:
2nd grade, 2.2.a, 2.2.b and 2.2.c;
3rd grade, 3.3.a, 3.3.c and 3.3.d;
4th grade, 4.2.a, 4.2.b and 4.3.c;
and, for 2nd grade,
visual arts standards 2.1.3 and 2.2.5.
“Every Soil Tells a Story”
Like to dig in the dirt?
This program’s for you!
Through hands-on activities, students
will learn about soil composition and evolution, the origin of soil
elements, soil pH and water-retention, and root structures, adaptations
and functions.
Note:
For this program, there must be a
pre-approved place for your students to dig on your campus.
This program satisfies these Earth
Sciences standards:
3rd
grade, 3.3.c, 3.9.a;
4th
grade, 4.4.a.b, 4.5.a.b.c;
6th
grade, 6.2.a.b.c.d, 6.5.b.c.e.
“Tongva
Rope-Making and Tools from Native Plants”
centers on rope-making, one of the most crucial skills of native
California.
Students will make rope from yucca
fibers, learning how the indigenous people of our region adapted to the
natural environment and used its natural resources.
Other goods and tools made from natural
resources are also shown to demonstrate how native plant materials formed
the basis for indigenous cultures.
This program satisfies these social
science standards:
3rd grade,
3.1.2 and 3.2.2; and 4th grade,
4.1.3, 4.2.1 and 4.2.5. Details and Cost For the above programs, all worksheets, factsheets and materials are supplied by the Foundation. Fee: $95.00 per classroom. Please contact Lisa Novick, Director of Outreach and K-12 Education, at (818) 768-1802, or email her at lisa@theodorepayne.org. Ms. Novick has a Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and has been teaching for over a decade.
Need help designing your school’s native and
edible garden?
TPF will visit
your site and provide recommendations about the design, plant list,
planting procedures and ongoing maintenance.
Fee:
$95 for a 90-minute visit and
post-installation maintenance guide.
Contact:
Lisa Novick at lisa@theodorepayne.org. Some reviews from Teachers: “All About Leaves”:
“This program totally engaged my students!
Lots of rich language for English Language
Learners!”
Karin
Croft, “The science experiments were
excellent and explained at students’ level.”
Sarah
Molfese, “Tongva Rope-Making”:
“Great hands-on activity!”
Heather Chaten,
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