Teacher/Leader Training in Texas
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Want to know how to use JMG in your school? Montgomery County, Texas is putting on a teacher/leader training August 10th. Click on the link below to fill out the form and participate! Registration Form
I Spy A Butterfly!
With the monarch population at a record low, you can help track monarch butterflies as they migrate by reporting your sightings of them! Check out where monarch’s have been spotted on the interactive map link featured at the bottom of this page. A little more about monarch butterflies… – Monarchs can only lay one egg at…
Bloom Where You Are Planted
Meet Alicen Bessire, a Texas A&M graduate and teacher in the Dominican Republic. Read her story of how JMG helped her get started and how she was called to bloom where she was planted. She will be sharing more pieces from her experience in the Dominican Republic as the year continues. Howdy! I’m Alicen Bessire (the daughter…
Be My Fruity, Corny, Valentine
With Valentine’s Day coming next week, we all know what that means… We like to share our love of healthy eating habits, but we also like to have fun too! We hope these little ‘corny’ valentine’s will be a big hit for your classroom, office, or household. Instructions: 1. Click & Save the Picture to your…
That Love Bug
It’s that time of year where people begin to catch the ‘love bug’ and give sweet cards, candy, and all things white, red, or pink. This is an opportunity to facilitate activities with your classroom or project group that does not involve all the sugar, but is just as sweet! For all projects you will…
Wonderful Smells and Jingle Bells
Sugar Scrub This holiday season, implement the senses into your gifts! This smelling sugar scrub activity incorporates smell and touch into a service project. The ingredients are inexpensive and it is easy to make. The one featured smells of peppermint for the season! Ingredients: Sugar, Skin Care Oil (grocery stores), Your Favorite Essential Oil, Food Coloring, Decor…
Introducing Taste
That tastes great! Why is our ability to taste important? Tasting our food is a wonderful thing. The mouth has several attributes that make tasting food a flavorful experience. Although taste primarily occurs in your mouth, smells account for part of flavor. That is why when you are sick it is difficult to taste food.…
Introducing Touch
Skin is the protective barrier of our internal systems and the world outside. The ability to touch gives neurons in our skin signals to discover the environment around us. We have the ability to tell texture, pressure, pain, and more due to the sense of touch. Skin There are several layers that make up our…
See the Color Change
This activity is a visual representation of how plants take in nutrients. By adding food coloring to water, students can view where nutrients in water actually help the flower sustain life. Try this fun experiment with your students! Materials Used: 4 carnations (optional replacement – celery or lettuce) 4 clear plastic cups food coloring water…
Introducing Sight
What is that color? Why is sight important? Sight The ability to see allows us to recognize flavors, touch, and smells and associate them with specific people, places, or objects. To see we use our eyes. The eye is a complex structure with many components. Transparent lens (middle of our eyes) focus light on the…