Author Archives: Jenna Shea

Finding Shapes in Root Vegetables

 We began this lesson by activating our prior knowledge about plant parts and the function of each. We then focused in on the roots of the plants – sharing what we remembered about roots and reading one of our books about roots to extend upon that knowledge. “Roots” by Charlotte Guillain “Roots” by Lynn Stone (ARContinue reading “Finding Shapes in Root Vegetables”

Edible Schoolyard Berkeley: A Kitchen Classroom Lesson

I recently sat amongst some of the luckiest students in the world in a kitchen class at the Edible Schoolyard Berkeley.  The day I attended, eighth grade students were working on a unit about corn. Walking around the classroom, it was evident that students’ experiences with corn would connect to what they were learning in theirContinue reading “Edible Schoolyard Berkeley: A Kitchen Classroom Lesson”