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July 2003 Vol.4 Issue 7
Suggested
lesson plan for "Make a
garden grow? Use "manure tea"
Possible hard
words: Proper names: Spoede School Garden Club, Allison Gowen,
Kemper Center's Youth Gardening Program, Missouri Botanical
Garden, Old Bonhomme, Veronica Benduski, MIles Taylor, St.
Clement of Rome Catholic School
Other word: fertilizer, annoying, combination, zinnias, veterinarian
BEFORE READING:
Have the young reader read the list of possible hard words.
You offer help as needed. Then suggest the child read the
article aloud to you and be ready to discuss it afterward.
DURING READING:
Supply any troublesome words fairly quickly in order to keep
the reading fluent.
AFTER READING:
Use questions such as the following to check comprehension
and stimulate discussion of the article.
- What is the
purpose of the gardening program?
- What were
some of the things kids said they didn't like about gardening?
- How did Miles
Taylor say he recognizes weeds?
- What was the
problem with Veronica's disappearing radishes?
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