Our final Garden Day of the year was one for the books! We harvested potatoes 🥔 and 🥕(again)! We also used our senses to paint memories from the garden! The 2nd graders harvested a total of 50lbs of potatoes! #teamwork @SampsonElem @2ndgradeSampson @SampsonPTO @readygrowgarden

We got to watch caterpillars 🐛 turn into chrysalises and then hatch into butterflies! 🦋 Today we released our 5 butterflies into our garden! #lifecycles.@SampsonElem @2ndgradeSampson

We a FUN Garden Day learning about bees! 🐝 We practiced pollinating like a bee! We also checked on several crops! 🥬🥔🍅Students were excited to go home with a fresh, organic carrot! 🥕 @readygrowgarden @wingerrtgg @SampsonElem @SampsonPTO @2ndgradeSampson

Garden Day is always so fun and insightful! 🧑🏼‍🌾👩🏼‍🌾Today we learned about wildflowers and the many varieties, including bluebonnets, we have growing in our garden! 🪻🌼🌻We also checked on our potatoes, carrots, and lettuce! 🥔🥕🥬 @2ndgradeSampson @SampsonElem @readygrowgarden

Our recent Garden Day was full of learning! The 2nd graders observed decomposers, planted potatoes and lettuce! We even got an unexpected surprise from a snake trying to keep warm in the landscaping bricks. 🪱🐌🐍🥔🥬.@SampsonElem @readygrowgarden @2ndgradeSampson @SampsonPTO.

Took science outdoors! 2nd graders used 3 days of weather data to make a video as a meteorologist! ☀️🌡️⛅️💨@SampsonElem

We started biographies and learned about Helen Keller. The kids have been fascinated with how she learned braille and sign language. So we brought in an expert Mr. Brooks who works with our visually impaired students and he showed them a brailler and how it works! We were amazed!

Garden Day inside was just as fun and informative! We learned so much about strawberries! We also got to use parsley leaves and beets to “color!” 🍓🌿@readygrowgarden @2ndgradeSampson @SampsonPTO

Drum Cafe today was a blast! 🥁🪘@SampsonElem @SampsonPTO

🧑🏼‍🌾Garden Day! 👩🏼‍🌾 We used math in the garden today to look for patterns and to measure! We also thinned the carrots and picked some beautiful zinnias before they feeeze! 🐚🦋🥬🍁🥕🌼🌻@SampsonPTO @readygrowgarden @2ndgradeSampson

Animal Demo today to learn about body coverings! We couldn’t have don’t it without our fabulous parent volunteers! 🐍🐠🐦🐸🐹 @SampsonElem

Students created a device to be able to communicate! 📞🪢#stringphone #scienceisfun @SampsonElem @2ndgradeSampson

🧑🏼‍🌾Garden Day! 👩🏼‍🌾 We learned about herbs, thinning carrots, and planted spinach seeds! It’s always a fun day of learning with @readygrowgarden in the garden! 🪴🫚🥕🥬@SampsonElem @SampsonPTO @2ndgradeSampson

RT @wingerrtgg: Radish harvest!! @readygrowgarden @SampsonElem @SampsonPTO @2ndgradeSampson @3rdGradeSampson

Sound sandwiches to practice sound energy! 🎶🙉😂#jinglebells @2ndgradeSampson @SampsonElem

👩🏼‍🌾Garden Day!🧑🏼‍🌾 2nd graders learned about monarch butterflies! We got to see 2 of the 4 stages- larva and pupa! 🐛🦋We also cleaned beds and harvested a couple of radishes! 💪🏼🌱#teamwork .@readygrowgarden @2ndgradeSampson .@SampsonElem

The 2nd graders had fun learning about the election process by visiting the voting booth and casting their ballot in our “Candy Election!” The results are in…Skittles won! #tastetherainbow @SampsonElem @2ndgradeSampson

Blooket review for a science DPM for the win! #fullyengaged

Combining matter to make something new! Love the creativity! #teamwork #science @SampsonElem

First Garden Day of the year was a success! The 2nd graders learned about fall vegetables and the structures we eat! They got their hands dirty clearing out weeds and then got to plant radish seeds! 👩🏼‍🌾🥦🥕🥬🧑🏼‍🌾@readygrowgarden @2ndgradeSampson @SampsonPTO @SampsonElem