Garden Colours Subject : Science , Visual arts Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn

1. Garden Colours Subject: Science, Visual arts Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn Place of Learning: Garden Classroom In this lesson, students and will explore the garden in search of colours. Objectives Recall names of colours Identify colours in the garden Harvest examples of colours Assessments Find one or more examples of a particular colour in the garden Materials Colour swatches Painting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert scissors Lesson 1. Lay colour swatches on the floor near the students, and review the names of the colours. Explain that we are going to explore different garden colours! 2. Have each student pick a colour swatch, and ask that they find and harvest one example of the colour in the garden. 3. After the students find their colours, bring the group back together. Have each student lay their colour swatch and garden example on the ground. Look at the colours of the rainbow, name each item, and review the colours together!