Week Three: Apple Tasting

In the Garden:

Mrs. Finnerty's Garden

Last Friday, we had 13 classes plant in the garden boxes. What a wonderful way to expose children to the joys of growing your own food and to give the teachers a way to complement their science lessons with a hands-on experience. So, now the after school Garden Club is going to maintain the classroom gardens. This week, the Garden Club planted some remaining seedlings in the classroom boxes and watered now newly planted seeds.



Garden Lesson: 
This week, the students learned about different types of apples. As adults, most of us have learned that we like one type of apple more than others, so that's what we buy and that's what our kids eat, but there are numerous varieties of apples. During Garden Club, the kids tasted five different types of apples: McIntosh, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious. They rated each apple from 1 to 5 on color, texture, taste, and smell. Granny Smith received the highest rating during our taste test.

Thank you to Ms. Eva for volunteering in the garden!!