Online Class: Garden With A Child
|  | | | Gardening is a great hobby. Exercise, accomplishment that you can grow your own food, more nutrients in the food you eat, learning about the environment, outdoor safety and more. This course is loaded with fun learning in the form of experiments, spelling, grammar, science, history and all other subjects incorporated into the lessons. It is a "Fun Learning" experience.
| | Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription Basic Course (no certificate) = $35.00 Course with Online Certificate* = $60.00 |
Garden With A Child is taught by enthusiastic instructor Jill Manzoni. By completing each step in this course, you will plant your garden. Along the way you will be learning the needs of each plant you choose, and gain the working knowledge it takes to insure success and large harvests of nutrient rich foods. You will teach your child and yourself, soil composition, correct plant choice, plant care, planting instructions and when and how to harvest.
Incorporated into these lessons are elementary curriculum standard requirements in the various subjects. The class is suitable for a homeschooling unit study or for teachers and parents looking for a clear resource on planting gardens with children.
All assignments and tests have between 5 and 50 allotted points for each correct answer. Upon completion of each, your accumulated points will go towards your final score. Students who complete the course are eligible for various certificates. Come learn while you have fun with the activities both off and online.
* Document your course completion with an online certificate (additional shipping/handling charges apply for hard copy delivery). Instantly download, print, and share your certificate and CEUs once awarded. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course,
including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions, and a Certificate Verification Service you can use so others may view and verify the authenticity of your awards.
 Course Description Spring is here, and we are getting ready to start our little plant factories. This is the perfect time to start this course! You will find that Gardening is a great hobby. Exercise, accomplishment that you can grow your own food, more nutrients in the food you eat, learning about the environment, and so much more! Now magnify that by the fact that children love these things and love digging in the dirt too! Children also 'work' through their play, and their learning comes from having fun. Gardens are a wonderful place to teach our children. In this course, you will teach your child about the environment, soil composition, choosing the plants they will use, plant care, planting instructions and even when to harvest. Incorporated into these lessons are all curriculum standard requirements in the various subjects, with special grammar lessons included. Come learn while you have fun with the activities both off and online. Make a difference in your world while planting your garden with your child. Come plant your garden with us! HURRY! Limited time offer! To promote better health and education, we are offering this course with the added curriculum of Plant Basics! PLUS-We are reducing the price of the course an additional two dollars. Please join now, so you can plant an early garden. Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1 Explore the basic needs of plantsGardens provide many opportunities to explore the basic needs, structures, and life cycles of plants, and in a relevant context with a child's own life. Learn the secrets to getting kids interested, involved, and excited about gardening. | Lesson 2 Learn your planting zoneYour Planting Zone-When To Start-What to Start With | Lesson 3 Seeds vs Starter plantsWhat are the best plants to grow from Seed. | Lesson 4 Safety in the GardenThere are many factors to staying safe. Learn them here. | Lesson 5 Feeding PlantsWhat do you feed a plant, and how much? | Lesson 6 Getting ready to plantHere are steps that you should take to prepare in planting. | Lesson 7 The work that does wonders.Weeding, cultivation, watering mulching and more. | Lesson 8 BirdsBirds are Important to our Gardens. Let us make them a wonderful habitat. | Lesson 9 WormsWorms can help your garden more then you know. | Lesson 10 Tomatoes, Lettuce, Radish, ParsleyReview the vegetables that are common (class wide) that we will be planting. Focus on Tomatoes, Lettuce, Radish, and Parsley. Learn Botanical Family names, Soil composition, spacing, planting, when to harvest and lots more. | Lesson 11 Plant placementDon't shade shorter plants. Plant according to the sun's position in the sky. | Clip Art GardenMake it on paper first. | Companion GardeningSome plants just don't do well with others. |
Optional Certificates Awarded - Certificate of Attendance
- Certificate of Class Participation
- Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
- Certificate of Academic Excellence
In addition to the standard Certificate of Course Completion, Merit Awards may be issued by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student achievement. Merit awards also incur an additional $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official Merit Awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).
| | Additional Information | Course Title | : | Garden With A Child | | CEU Value | : | | | Course Number | : | 3100 | | Course Type | : | Professional Development | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : | Reviewed & Approved on March 11, 2002 | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $35 | | | | |
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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