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Growing in God’s World
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Unit Goal: Beauty, Design, and Gratitude
Plants have structures and life cycles that show patterns purpose, and beauty
How do plants show God's goodness, creativity, and beauty?
Lessons
- Patterns from the Painter!
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- The secret Life of a seed
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Head
Identifying patterns and stages in life cycles, Comparing and contrasting , Understanding cause and effect
Heart
Wonder and curiosity about creation , Enjoying beauty , Appreciating diversity of plants , Gratitude for plants' gifts
Hands
Observing with tools , Recording data , Caring for plants, Observing plants closely as a way of learning
Key concepts
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Christian Worldview
Creation-enjoying, noticing beauty & goodness, plants as part of God's intentional design
Seed to Plant Life Cycle
Germination, (Sprout, seedlings, mature plant), dormancy
FNMI Ways of Knowing
Plants as living, respect, reciprocity, and gratitude, seasonal knowledge of when to harvest, traditional uses of plants (medicine, food, fibers)
Unit Goal: Small Actions, Big Impact
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Caring actions, no matter how small, support life and help creation flourish
Lessons
- The Little Seeds that could!
- Helping Hands, Growing Hearts!
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- Growing Our Classroom Garden!
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Head
Understanding growth and change over time, using evidence to explain, drawing conclusion, asking questions, making predictions
Heart
Seeing oneself as part of God's story, reflecting on personal growth through nature, connecting emotionally to plants
Hands
Living out stewardship and care, participating in a stewardship project, helping maintain classroom/school garden, sharing plant knowledge with others, living out the vision of flourishing
Key concepts
Christian Worldview
The parable of the Mustard Seed (small thing big impact), flourishing as God's vision for creation, stewardship: caring for plants lands
FNMI Ways of Knowing
Caring for creation as a responsibility, Indigenous seed-saving practices
Action & Stewardship
COmposting & reducing waste, practicing earth-keeping habits, creating a plant care plan
Cross-Curricular Skills
ELA (observations, journaling, informal writing), Math (measuring growth, comparing heights), Science (needs, growth, plant parts)