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Activities by topic
Insects
Insect Jeopardy
Insect Songs (pdf)
Partners in Pollination -Smithsonian in your classroom (pdf)
Plants
Glorious Weeds - Green Tacher (pdf)
Parts of a Plant -Hands-On Science (pdf)
Planting Starts
Seeds
Fedco seed school (pdf)
Fedco seed saving for beginners
Seed Saving Tips
Planting Seeds
Making Your Own Seed Tapes!
Soil
Adding Compost to the Garden
Then What Happened?
(Based on Diary of a Worm, by Doreen Cronin)
Tree Planting: Preventing Erosion
Soil
Worms
Background Information for Teachers: Soil
Mystery Soils: Soil Texture
Soil Jeopardy
Activities correlated with NC Standard Course of Study
(created by Molly Nicholie - Growing Minds Program Coordinator)
1st Grade
Garden Planning
Habitat Garden
Planting Seeds
Soil
Worms
2nd Grade
Garden Planning
Insect Jeopardy
3rd Grade
Garden Planning
Planting Starts
Background Information for Teachers: Soil
Mystery Soils: Soil Texture
Soil Jeopardy
Other Activities
Art in the Garden - National Gardening Association
ABC Garden Words
Back to School Activities
Construct a Bean Stalk - Organic Gardening (pdf)
Eat a Rainbow - National Gardening Association
Garden Games - National Gardening Association
History in the Garden - National Gardening Association
Homemade Lip Balm
Indoor Gardening - National Gardening Association
K-12 Activities for the Outdoor
Math in the Garden - National Gardening Association
Permaculture - Green Teacher (pdf)
Planting a love for Literature - National Gardening Association
Scavenger Hunt
Planning Resources
Developing a Sustainable Garden Program: Lessons Learned from Growing Minds -A how to manual developed by ASAP for beginning a school garden progarm.
Teacher Resources and Curriculums
Digging Deeper by Joseph Kiefer & Martin Kemple -Planning and implementing of school garden projects. Pre-K through 12th grade
French Fries and the Food System by Sara Coblyn - a year round curriculum connecting youth with farming and food. Grades 5-12
GrowLab- activities fro growing minds by National Gardening Association -activities to explore plant life cycles, examine plant diversity, and investigate the interdependence of plants, humans, and other living and nonliving things. Grades k-8
Healthy Foods From Healthy Soils by Elizabeth Patten and Kathy Lyons -where food comes from, how our bodies use food, and what happens to food waste. Grades K-6
Resources for Edible School Gardens
Sharing Nature With Children by Joseph Cornell
Steps to a bountiful Kids' Garden by the National Gardening Association - a how-to guide that contains all you need to know to launch and sustain a school or community kids' gardening program.
Teaching Peace Through Gardening by Anne Petersen, Seattle Tilth Children's garde
The Nature Specialist by Lenore Hendler Miller
Worms Eat Out Garbage - Classroom Activities for a Better Environment by Mary Appelhof, Mary Fenton and Barbara Harris - how to integrate the study of worms into your curriculum
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