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Science and Engineering Practices Posters

The 8 NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Posters plus one poster listing all the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices in a Zipped folder.

Getting Started – A Guide for Creating School Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms

Comenzando (Getting Started in Spanish)

Guía para crear jardines escolares como salón de clases al aire libre

Gardening Tips for Schools Booklet

Exploring plant and animal habitats helps students learn more about the diversity of life in the garden.

Engaging University Students in Local School Gardens

A toolkit for School Districts, School Garden Support Organizations and Universities

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Readers To Eaters

5 days ago

Great video to show interconnectedness of trees, soil, and ecology."The revelation of the Wood Wide Web’s existence, and the increased understanding of its functions, raises big questions—about where species begin and end; about whether a forest might be better imagined as a single superorganism, rather than a grouping of independent individualistic ones; and about what trading, sharing, or even friendship might mean among plants."..#WoodWideWeb #MycorrhizalFungi #Mutualism #Trees #SoilScience #STEMFoodCorps Junior Master Gardener Program The American Horticultural Society Life Lab Common Threads Farm The Edible Schoolyard Project KidsGardening.org
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The Wood Wide Web: How trees secretly talk to and share with each other | The Kid Should See This

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Trees secretly talk to each other underground. They’re passing information and resources to and from each other through a network of mycorrhizal

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Readers To Eaters

1 week ago

So excited about this on Summer Author Series with Clemson Extension School & Community Gardening, South Carolina Farm to School, and The Bee Cause Project! This August features Rick Swann on Our School Garden! The poetry collection is based on Rick’s own experience as a Seattle school librarian when he helped launch the school garden. Good read on growing a community through food all year round! Free registration @ bit.ly/2TLW23xAuthor series kicksoff with Jacqueline Briggs Martin on 6/29 with her #FoodHeroes series: Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious & Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix. Katherine Pryor presents Sylvia’s Spinach & Zora’s Zucchini on 7/14. Wonderful way to celebrate food literacy this summer! ..#FoodLiteracy #FoodEducation #GardenEducation #SchoolGarden #CommunityGarden #GardeningWithKids #FarmToSchool #AgClassroom #AgLiteracy #AITC #SummerReading #SummerGardening #SummerLearing #OutdoorEducation South Carolina Library Association (SCLA)South Carolina Association of School LibrariansSlow Food South Carolina South Carolina State LibraryJunior Master Gardener Program Life LabThe American Horticultural Society KidsGardening.org National Farm to School Network
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Readers To Eaters

2 weeks ago

Checked out the new enhanced book edition of Sylvia’s Spinach and Zora’s Zucchini from Vooks, just out this week. Fun to see images come to life! Great sharing for #SummerReading #SummerGardening. Sign up for a free trail. bit.ly/3vKXnWu ..#FoodLiteracy #FoodEducation #GardeningWithKids #GardenEducation #SchoolGarden #OutdoorEducation #KidsGardening #AgClassroom #AgLiteracy #AITC #WIC #SNAPEd Junior Master Gardener Program The American Horticultural Society KidsGardening.org American Farm Bureau Foundation for AgricultureIowa Agriculture Literacy FoundationCalifornia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (CFAITC) Washington Ag in the Classroom National WIC Association California WIC Association Clemson Extension School & Community Gardening FoodCorps Whole Kids Foundation Life Lab Common Threads Farm
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Life Lab

2 weeks ago

🥕 VOTE FOR LIFE LAB! 🥕Help us grow healthy children and reduce your carbon footprint. 🌿EVERY time you visit ANY New Leaf Community Market (@NewLeafCMarket) from now until June 20th, find the PAPER BALLOT in the store & VOTE FOR LIFE LAB to be a recipient of the Envirotoken program. 10 cents from every reusable bag can be donated to us. This support has provided a wonderful boost for us over the years–thanks for your votes!
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Readers To Eaters

2 weeks ago

Celebrate National Pollinator Month! Check out the great educational resource at The Bee Cause Project, including this fun Q&A with The Thing About Bees: A Love Letter creator Shabazz Larkin and lesson plan for the book. See full list of resources from BCP @ bit.ly/3sAl8OK...#NationalPollinatorMonth #Bees #Pollinators #Pollination #BeeEducation #BeeGarden #SaveTheBees #GiveBeesAChance #TheThingABoutBees #BeesFear #BeeLove #ScienceEducation #STEM #DiverseBooks Whole Kids Foundation SC Ag in the Classroom Clemson Extension School & Community Gardening Life Lab Junior Master Gardener Program The American Horticultural SocietyKidsGardening.org
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Q & A Webinar with Author Shabazz Larkin

www.thebeecause.org

Engage your students with this unique video and Educator’s Guide!

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Life Lab

2 weeks ago

🏳️‍🌈. Happy #PrideMonth! 🏳️‍🌈We take the time to honor some of the leaders that have helped make the month of June a celebration. Pride month wasn’t always parades, rainbow flags and fun. The beginnings of Pride month started with the Stonewall Riots in 1969, however these protests were the culmination of decades of civil rights movements. We honor the leaders of these protests that not only created representation for the queer community but also created representation for black and trans members of the community. Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, and Stormé DeLarverie were leaders in the Stonewall Protest. These trans women and women of color fought and advocated for LGBTQIA rights.This past month PVUSD joined in with California public schools in raising the Progress Pride flag, which includes black, brown, light blue, pink, and white stripes that brings awareness to marginalized people of color, trans individuals, and those living with HIV/AIDS and those who have been lost. Life Lab proudly stands in solidarity with the queer community we invite people to learn more about Stonewall, Pride, and the leaders who have helped us get to where we are today.
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Readers To Eaters

2 weeks ago

June is National Pollinator Month! #GoodRead: The Thing About Bees: A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin. bit.ly/2VLmEPG*Best Picture Books 2019* "Larkin spins a buoyant monologue to his young sons about why bees are so important and how they are analogous to rambunctious children; the narrative is threaded with unconditional love for both subjects. Hand lettering, bold coloring, and textural, mixed-media artwork add energy while evocative language makes for a spirited and joy-filled read-aloud."—School Library JournalVisit our partner Whole Kids Foundation‘s "World of Honeybees" with extensive resource and you can also order their Honey Bee Activity Box, including a copy of THE THING ABOUT BEES. bit.ly/2M7VVIM. See the WKF reading guide along with with Shabazz reading the book for PBS – Thirteen WNET New York with his wonderful message on how to care for bees, our environment, and ourselves. bit.ly/34B9f1x..#NationalPollinatorMonth #Pollinators #Bees #Pollination #BeeEducation #BeeGarden #SchoolGarden #EnvironmentalEducation #OutdoorEducation #SciecneEducation #STEM #FarmToSchool #AgClassroom #AgLiteracy #AITC The Bee Cause Project The Pollinator Partnership National Farm to School Network National Agriculture in the ClassroomAmerican Farm Bureau Foundation for AgricultureClemson Extension School & Community Gardening SC Ag in the Classroom South Carolina Farm to School Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation Life LabNC Farm Bureau "Ag in the Classroom"Utah Agriculture in the Classroom FoodCorps Chef Ann Foundation Pilot Light Common Threads Edible Schoolyard NYC The Edible Schoolyard Project
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Life Lab

4 weeks ago

🗣️PSA: Life Lab is Hiring 🗣️ We are seeking energetic, experienced and dedicated individuals to join the Life Lab team!We are hiring for 3 different positions:🌱 Pajaro Valley Partner Schools Program Coordinator (Bilingual)🥕 Nutrition Educator in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District🌸 Life Lab Garden Educator in the Pajaro Valley Unified School DistrictFor more information and how to apply, click the link below.lifelab.org/jobs/
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Life Lab

1 month ago

💚Learn to make a Life Lab favorite: Spring Rolls with Sunbutter Dipping Sauce!😋come hungry for this Life Lab virtual community cooking class presented by Life Lab Educator Sierra Barsten and co-sponsored with Pajaro Valley Unified School District and the Sage Garden Project. Join the live stream on May 27th at www.youtube.com/c/pvusdstreaming/live 🌱🥕🥦#springrolls #LifeLab #schoolgardens #kidscook #healthyfood #delicious #cookingclass
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Nikki Patterson

1 month ago

Planting Seeds: A Conversation About Planned Giving 🌱Join us Life Lab Saturday May 15th at 10am for a gentle, free “no ask” opportunity to learn more about financial planning and the reciprocal personal and community benefits of planned giving🥕Similar to a garden, all that is needed is some planning and vision. “You don’t need to be wealthy to make an impact, just an opportunity to learn how to make the most of what you have.” 💚Message me for event link ✨#giving #lifelab #schoolgardens #retirement #plannedgiving #loveoflearning #sharingvalues #legacy
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