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Gouge Elementary
School
“The Classroom
Garden”
Mrs.
Houchard’s third grade class use classroom lessons to develop a
school garden. Many aspects that students learn in the classroom
apply to their garden. Principles of math and responsibility are
two major applications. The principles of math are used when they
measure the perimeter of the garden plot, the number of rows, space
between rows, and the number of seeds. The development and care
fall into the hands of all the students. The students feel an
ownership of the garden. Helping the plants grow is good for the
kids in many ways, said teacher Tamara Houchard, who helped the
fifth grade class start a garden at Bowman Middle School a few years
ago. The students appreciate the garden and are looking to harvest
a wonderful crop this summer.
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