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9780967299075

Junior Master Gardener Golden Ray Series : Health and Nutrition from the Garden

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  • ISBN13:

    9780967299075

  • ISBN10:

    0967299071

  • Edition: Spiral
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-06-01
  • Publisher: Texas Agriculture Extension

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Summary

The Junior Master Gardener Handbook, designed for grades three through five, contains individual youth activities and community service projects to teach kids gardening basics in novel and hands-on ways.

This vivid handbook includes eight easy-to-understand chapters on plant growth and development, soil and water, and ecology and the environment. It also discusses beneficial and harmful insects, plant diseases, landscaping, fruits and nuts, vegetable and herb gardening, and careers in horticulture.

Fun activities include making plantable greeting cards; composting homework; making a "patriotic" red, white, and blue carnation from the inside out; creating habitats such as a "toad abode" for garden creatures, and much more. The book also includes numerous full-color photos and line drawings, diagrams, charts, and a place for young gardeners to record journal entries.

Kids and parents alike can enjoy JMG activities at home, after school, in a home-school group, or with any group of kids fascinated by gardening. With the JMG Handbook, appreciating nature and

Table of Contents

Gardening for Health and Nutrition v
Program Partners vi
What is a JMG Golden Ray Series? vii
Childen's Gardening xiii
Gardening Concepts
Basic Gardening
1(18)
Growing Techniques
19(20)
Nutritions Concepts
Thrifty Gardens
39(10)
Food Safety
49(12)
ABC's of Healthful Eating
61(24)
Healthful Snacks
85(14)
Life Skills and Career Exploration 99(4)
Service Learning and Leadership Development Projects 103(62)
Appendices
Appendix A. Garden Preparation and Planting Instructions
105(10)
Appendix B. Garden Journal and Activity worksheets
115(38)
Appendix C. Parental Take-home Sheets
153(12)
Standardized Test Formatted Reading Passages 165(8)
Registration Packet 173(10)
Acknowledgments 183(4)
Fruit and Veggie Mania cards 187

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