School Garden Lesson Plans
These plans were originally for my son’s K – 6th school, but feel free to use them for your school and class and adapt them as needed. It is my hope that this help teaches our future gardeners. Cheers to you hard-working parents and volunteers!
While we know nothing is all good or bad, in this lesson, we explore what we consider “good bugs” vs. “bad bugs” in the garden. Good bugs feed…
* Please note that whenever you do tasting in the garden, first check with the teacher and the kids about allergies * Objective Learn about the different parts…
This lesson compliments the one on compost. Both lessons can be used across all grade levels (K-6). Our soil lesson was provided by Betsy, which has been a…
Background- There are four main ingredients for composting. A compost pile needs nitrogen, water, carbon and air. Nitrogen sourced from healthy fresh food scraps creates a green layer.…
This month we will be planting carrots, spinach and onions in the new wicking beds. These three plants are great companions in the garden. There is enough space…
Bulbs are an amazing, self-containing unit that is both seed and all of the nutrients the plant will need to start growing. Because bulbs are underground and often…
This is the very first garden lesson that I did partly because I really love air plants and how they adapt to their environment, but also because I…