Land Adventure & Education at Reiman Gardens

Duration

1-2 Hours.

Guided School Programs

Bring your class to Reiman Gardens for a one-of-a-kind enrichment experience! Our 60-minute school programs offer hands-on learning and sensory exploration, while addressing Next Generation Science Standards in a beautiful setting.

Bio Basics - 1st–2nd grade Explore how living things in our collections of plants and butterflies use special parts to survive and grow. Hands-on: Make and Take Terrarium. Themes: Plant Parts, Plant Needs, Insect Parts. Standards: K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS2-1.

Flower Forensics 3rd–4th grade Take a deep dive into exploring the showiest plant part – flowers! Explore plant-animal interactions through pollination. Hands-on: Flower Dissection. Themes: Plant Reproduction, Lifecycles, Part Structures and Functions. Standards: 2-LS2-2, 3-LS1-1, 4-LS1-1.

Systems and Cycles 5th–6th grade Explore how the natural world achieves the delicate balance of cycles necessary for plants and animals to grow, thrive, and adapt. Hands-on: Biodiversity Jenga. Themes: Ecosystems, Invasive Species, Energy Cycles, Food Webs. Standards: 5-PS3-1, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, MS-LS2-3, MS-LS3-2.

Beginning at the Gardens

Pre-K–K; 45 minutes These 45-minute programs are designed for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Each student will get a special program related take-home tool as they listen to a story with a lesson and complete a special search in the Gardens. Choose one of the following topic areas:

Beginning Art: A World of Color Read Mouse Paint to learn about color theory.

Beginning Math: How Many Caterpillars? Read Inch by Inch to learn about nonstandard units of measure.

Beginning Science: Which Ones Will Grow? Read Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? to learn about living and non-living things in the world.