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Free Daily Starters Elementary Grades 3–5 · 4–6 minutes

Garden Bed Mix-Up

Time Management · How Long Will It Take

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One page for the student and one for the teacher, with the answer and what a strong response looks like. Print either or both.

A garden bed shows a watering can with a muddy hand trowel inside and a tool tub nearby.

Julian kneels by the class garden bed and checks the tool tub. The class plans to plant radish seeds during the next outdoor block. A muddy hand trowel sits inside the watering can. The teacher wants the bed tidy and the seed row ready. Julian can move the picture card later, but the tools matter too. There are 25 minutes left in the garden block.

Add the minutes, decide whether all tasks fit, and choose the best set for Julian.

TaskMinutes
Rinse the muddy hand trowel and empty the watering can
Return each garden tool to the tool tub
Pull weeds from the radish row
Make a straight seed groove
Move the picture card to the front stake

Time available: 25 minutes

Think about it: Which task can wait with the least effect on planting, and what makes that choice work?

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