Lesson Plans Hands-on learning experiences and inquiry-based exploration Three great lessons: Phenomenal Pollinators K-2, 3-5, 6-8 Fruit vs. Vegetable K-2 State Flowers 3-5 Training Youth Garden Mentors 9-12 Pet Garden K-2, 3-5 Winter in the Garden Preschool, K-2 Green Forever? Amazing Evergreens 3-5 Square Foot Salad Garden 3-5, 6-8 Enriching Soil with Compost 3-5, 6-8 Phenomenal Pollinators K-2, 3-5, 6-8 Exploring Tilling vs. No-Till Gardening 9-12 Support Biodiversity by Starting a Seed Library 6-8, 9-12 Exploring the Mighty Oak 3-5, 6-8 Create Your Own Garden-Inspired Performance K-2, 3-5, 6-8 Bugs in Balance 3-5, 6-8 Wandaās Roses and the Power of Community Gardens K-2, 3-5 Compact Plants for Small Garden Spaces 9-12 Object-Based Storytelling in the Garden K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Invent a Plant-iful Holiday K-2, 3-5 What’s for lunch? 6-8, 9-12 Exploring the Flavors of Your Community K-2, 3-5, 6-8 Worms At Work K-2, 3-5 Celebrating Diversity in the Garden 9-12 Food Exploration K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Design an Accessible Garden 9-12 Creating Signs for Culturally Relevant Plants 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Growing Rooftop Gardens 9-12 Garden Adjective Adventure K-2 A Multitude of Gratitude 3-5, 6-8 Self-Expression in the Garden Preschool, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Compost Your Way 6-8, 9-12 Fungus Among Us K-2 Love for the Bugs! 3-5, 6-8 Sustainable Gardening Ideas from Around the Globe 9-12 Create a School Garden Planting Calendar K-2, 3-5 Amazing Adaptations of Succulents 3-5 Plant-Inspired Products 3-5 Learn About Landfills 3-5 Exploring Food Forests 6-8, 9-12 Wonderful Wildflowers K-2, 3-5 Hydroponic Farming 3-5, 6-8 Pollinator Jeopardy K-2, 3-5 Exploring Hydroponics 3-5 Room to Grow K-2, 3-5 Photosynthesis Runs the World 3-5, 6-8 Fruit vs. Vegetable K-2 Kindness in the Garden Preschool, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Tropical Rainforests 3-5, 6-8 The Amazing Amaryllis Preschool, K-2 Soil vs. Water: Exploring Hydroponics 6-8, 9-12 Birds and the Garden Ecosystem 6-8 Plant Adaptations of Carnivorous Plants K-2, 3-5, 6-8 Photographing Shapes and Patterns in Nature 3-5, 6-8 Garden Literature: Exploring Oliver’s Vegetables Preschool, K-2 Garden Literature: Exploring Seedfolks 6-8, 9-12 Imperfect Flowers: A Design for Genetic Diversity 3-5, 6-8 The Soil-Air Connection: A Carbon Cycle Lesson 9-12 Growing a Knowing Nose – A Scent Lesson 3-5 Edible Landscaping K-2, 3-5, 6-8 State Flowers 3-5 Exploring Buds in the Winter 3-5, 6-8 Classroom Hydroponics 3-5 Ethnobotany for the Holidays 3-5 Garden Activities for Families and Educators Early Childhood Education Lessons and Activities Preschool Soil is Alive! 6-8, 9-12 Seed Banks 3-5, 6-8 Light Experiments 3-5, 6-8 Pollinator Lesson Plans & Activity Kit K-2, 3-5, 6-8 Garden to Give Preschool, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Remembering Memorial Day 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Art in the Garden K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Create a School Garden Business 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Prehistoric Plants 3-5, 6-8 Make New Plants and Keep the Old (Asexual Propagation) K-2, 3-5 Indoor Greening K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Exploring Tree Rings 9-12 Germination Exploration K-2, 3-5 Exploring Food Preservation K-2, 3-5 Decomposition Observation Bags K-2, 3-5 Weather-Tracking Tools K-2, 3-5 Petal Attraction 3-5 Grow Your Own Herbal Tea K-2, 3-5 Host a Community Planning Event 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Exploring Plant Dyes K-2, 3-5, 6-8 Winter Bird Observation 3-5, 6-8 Rain Gardens 9-12 Bulb Botany 3-5 Chill Out 3-5 Growing Poems K-2, 3-5, 6-8 Insect Safari K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Three Sisters Garden K-2, 3-5 Be a Bee Preschool, K-2, 3-5 Planning a Pollinator Garden 3-5, 6-8 The Plant-Soil Relationship 3-5 Soil Texture and Composition 3-5 Plants in Space 3-5, 6-8 Growing Garden Companions 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Lettuce Be Healthy K-2, 3-5 Journey to the Center of a Seed K-2, 3-5 Eat a Rainbow 3-5 Explore Our Resources Content Type All ItemsActivity(106)Create and Sustain a Program(18)Curriculum Book(11)Design a Garden(12)Digging Deeper(58)Garden Basics(37)Growing Guide(59)Lesson Plan(98)Recursos en EspaƱol(36) Topic All Itemsaccessibility(11)arts(36)community service(10)culture(61)edibles(137)environment(77)flowers(73)food donation(4)getting started(79)hydroponics(12)literature(22)math(17)nutrition(56)plant science(121)pollinators(50)projects & crafts(138)soils(53)sustaining a program(28)theme gardens(43)wildlife(31) Grade All ItemsPreschool(145)K-2(200)3-5(239)6-8(173)9-12(142) Season All ItemsFall(267)Spring(268)Summer(254)Winter(225) Indoor/Outdoor? All ItemsIndoor(236)Outdoor(292)