Children's War Relief Activities at Plainfield, New Jersey
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Sequencing from Seeds to Harvest
Recommended Activity
Published By:
National Archives Foundation
Historical Era:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Thinking Skill:
Chronological Thinking
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Analyzing
Grade Level:
Lower Elementary
Suggested Teaching Instructions
For grades K-2. Approximate time needed is 30 minutes.
Before beginning the activity, ask students to speak about their experience with creating gardens.
- Have they ever planted seeds?
- Have they grown vegetables?
- Have they eaten the vegetables they have grown?
After discussing their answers, tell students that throughout history, gardens have always been grown to provide food for families.
Open the activity and click on one of the photographs to model the activity. Model careful document analysis to see if they can identify the item or activity in each box. Then drag the document to its location in the sequence at the bottom of the screen.
Conclude the activity by asking students to respond to the following questions:
- What is the order of growing vegetables in a garden?
- What do you notice in the pictures?
- Ask your family members or teachers if they grew gardens or planted seeds when they were children.
- Draw a picture of a garden you would like to grow.
To the extent possible under law, National Archives Foundation has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to “Sequencing from Seeds to Harvest”
Description
This sequencing activity introduces the idea of gardens being used throughout history to grow and provide food for families. Students are asked to describe the documents they see and sequence them in chronological order from seeds to harvest in a garden.