This class is an interactive discussion and writing class wherein students will be able to learn about different garden helpers and then record facts about them. During class, we will go through a presentation, draw diagrams, and sometimes even go exploring in the teacher's own garden. As an avid gardener and homesteader, I will be able to utilize my own garden as a resource for students to see pictures of some of these garden helpers in real life and students will be able to share their own pictures and experience as we learn different ways to observe wildlife within our own gardens or backyards. 

Course Schedule:
Week of May 29th: Robins
Week of June 5th: Worms
Week of June 12th: Ladybugs
Week of June 19th: Bees
Week of June 26th: Chickens
Week of July 2nd: No Class/ No Charge
Week of July 9th: Snakes
Week of July 16th: Hummingbirds
Week of July 23rd: Praying Mantis
Week of July 31st: Spiders
Week of August 7th: Wasps
Week of August 14th: Orioles
Week of August 21st: Frogs
Week of August 28th: Lacewings
 Week of September 4th: Cardinals
Each class will have a common flow: 
1. Greetings, ice breakers, and an introduction to our garden helper
2. We will talk about what senses we can use to observe the garden helper. We will record what senses we will use when observing that garden helper and what attributes that we will learn about it. 
3. We will then write about what we wonder about the animal. Suggested questions would be: What does the animal eat? How does it move? Where does it live? What does it feel like? How does it help the garden?
4. Exploratory learning about our garden helper through pictures, poems, video clips, etc. and recording what we learn in our nature journal together by drawing pictures, labels, etc. 
5. Sharing: Students will share their work and how they plan to learn more about the animal or where they can look for one next time they are outside.