Garden Adventures
Topic: plant science
Grade Level: Preschool, K-2
Location(s): Indoor, Outdoor
Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
The book cover of Garden Adventures shows two young children poking their fingers in a raised garden bed. Additional text on the cover reads "Exploring Plants with Young Children."
Curriculum Book
Whether you're a new or experienced gardener, Garden Adventures will help you use the garden as a teaching tool.

Exploring Plants with Young Children

This instructional introductory guide for early childhood educators, by Kidsgardening, is centered on four key questions:

  • What is a plant?
  • Where do plants come from?
  • How do we take care of plants?
  • Why are plants important?

It includes 16 hands-on activities, horticultural background information, interdisciplinary extension ideas, and a reproducible family newsletter. Whether you're a new or experienced gardener, Garden Adventures will help you use the garden as a teaching tool.

Download a sample lesson plan called Life Cycle of a Plant.

This resource will soon be available in the KidsGardening store.

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