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Category : Must Read Blog Posts
Garden-based Education in the “Salad Bowl”
PLANTING THE RAINBOW: GARDEN-BASED EDUCATION IN THE ‘SALAD BOWL’ By – AMELIA RHODELAND, FINDING NATURE NEWS, CHILDREN & NATURE NETWORK OCTOBER 2022 Originally posted in Finding Nature News October, 2022 www.childrenandnature.org/resources/planting-the- [...]
Rainbow Chips
Rainbow Chips Explore your yard or nearby outdoor space for all the colors of the rainbow. Use paint samples or other color chips as a guide. 15+ minutes, Ages 2+ The outdoors are full of vibrant colors but we don’t always take the time to look closely at just [...]
Tape Bracelets
Tape Bracelets Make a decorative bracelet using tape and found objects Ages 3+ ~30 min This is my daughter’s current favorite outdoor activity because it allows her to search for things, be creative, and in her words, “make something fancy!” Gently wrap a [...]
Make a Weather Station
Incorporating climate science into a classroom or garden is a fun and enriching way to heighten students' awareness of the natural world around them. Weather stations are compact and versatile and are an excellent tool for teaching children about weather patterns and da [...]
Independent Stations – Caretaking and Monitoring the Garden
A garden classroom is wonderful space for children to "take ownership" of a corner of their school. Here are examples and resources for independent stations that contribute to garden caretaking and/or engage students in the scientific practice of observation. Many of th [...]
Garden Pathways
101 Ways to Connect Learning to the Garden Gardening Project Map created in the early 1980s by Vicki Greenhouse for her 2nd & 3rd grade students in Lincoln, Vermont. Orginally published in Life Lab's The Growing Classroom in 1982, reproduced in c [...]
The Fine Art of Flower Pounding – Making Floral Prints Video
Flower PoundingCreate a beautiful bookmark by imprinting colors from flower petals or leaves, using just hammers and tape. Ages 5+ ~30 min What could be more fun than creating colorful flower images by pounding with a hammer? Using tape to temporarily hold flow [...]
Seed Saving Resources
Educator Resources for Teaching About Seeds A Handful of Seeds: Seed-Saving and Seed Study for Educators - free download with practical information on seed saving in the school garden and seed history and lore. Fedco Seeds has a nice collection of resources [...]
Make A Human Sundial
The human sundial in our garden never fails to fascinate children and adults alike. To use it a person stands on the appropriate month marked on the ground and their shadow is cast on a numbered marker that tells the time. A human sundial or analemmatic sundial diff [...]
