GOING GREEN – Lifecycle of a Butterfly

Hamilton Public Library has made TumbleBooks available through this link:

hpl.ca/articles/fun-stuff-do-online-home

When you arrive at the HPL At-Home site, find and select:

TumbleBooks: Animated talking picture books for kids

Using the TumbleSearch feature, find the book ‘A Butterfly Is Patient‘
by April Pulley Sayre, Illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne

First “read” the book by selecting “Play Video”
See how much you have learned by selecting “Quizzes”
For more learning opportunities select a “Lesson Plan“

Find the “A Butterfly Is Patient” fill-in-the-blanks infographic on our website, Facebook or Instagram pages (see the image below).  Save the image to your computer and use a photo editing tool or app to fill out the image.  See if you are now able to fill out the blank sections with what you’ve learned today!  Submit it to us via social media #GarddwestEcoEducation or email (garddwest@gmail.com) and you could win a prize!

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SPROUTS – Bumblebee Queen

Hamilton Public Library has made TumbleBooks available through this link:

hpl.ca/articles/fun-stuff-do-online-home

When you arrive at the HPL At-Home site, find and select:

TumbleBooks: Animated talking picture books for kids

Using the TumbleSearch feature, find the book ‘The Bumblebee Queen‘
by April Pulley Sayre, Illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne

First “read” the book by selecting “Play Video”
See how much you have learned by selecting “Quizzes”
For more learning opportunities select a “Lesson Plan“

Find the “Bumblebee Queen” fill-in-the-blanks page on our website, Facebook or Instagram pages.  Save the image to your computer and use a photo editing tool or app to fill out the image.  See if you are now able to fill out the blank sections with what you’ve learned today!  Submit it to us via social media #GarddwestEcoEducation or email (garddwest@gmail.com) and you could win a prize!

RESOURCE: Seeds of Diversity

How To Save Your Own Seeds: A Handbook for Small Scale Seed Production

This Seeds of Diversity publication helps aspiring and experienced seed savers alike, to build skill and confidence.  With detailed, step-by-step seed saving and storage instructions accompanied by illustrations and photographs, this publication is a fantastic educational resource for any eco learning environment.

Basic Instructional Handouts (feel free to print or share online!)

•  Saving Tomato Seeds (PDF)
•  Saving Lettuce Seeds (PDF)
•  Saving Pea & Bean Seeds (PDF)

Basic Plant Botany:

• What’s in a Seed? (PDF)
• What’s in a Flower? (PDF)
• What’s in a Fruit? (PDF)