Our curriculum is designed to fulfill the mission of CitySprouts, to cultivate curiosity and wonder in students through hands-on science learning in their own schoolyard gardens! Lessons are specific to urban elementary school gardening in the northeast, but are designed to be...
Growing Minds, the farm to school program within ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project), is introducing an immersive curriculum designed around 10 crops grown in North Carolina. “I Tried Local…” A Toolkit for Engaging Kids with Local Food and Farms is designed for use in early care...
The School Garden Podcast is hosted by Mary Jo Greene and Anne Santana, School Garden Educators based in the Fort Worth area of North Texas. The intention of the podcast is to be an informal, conversational resource and support for all garden educators out there doing the work and delivering...
The National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix is a free database of standards-based lesson plans and resources for K-12 educators that use agriculture as a lens for teaching science, social studies, career and technical education, and nutrition. To view the full database of lessons,...
This book focuses on helping 3rd-12th grade teachers facilitate scientific inquiry projects that are grounded in local places and environments. The book uses the Next Generation Science Standards to provide a strong conceptual and practical foundation for advancing community engagement in a...
SAGE is a free, garden based, outdoor learning curriculum that emphasizes physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption using the plant life cycle as a metaphor for the human body and is designed for 3-5 year old’s at Early Care and Education Centers. SAGE is adaptable and meets NAEYC...
The Soybean Science Challenge is an an Arkansas farmer-funded middle and high school education program that seeks to increase student knowledge about the value of soybeans through real-time and on-line education, in-service training, Virtual Field Trips, classroom lab instruction, educational...
This e-book is for educators, by educators. Are you new to teaching outdoors? Are you groovin’ along the path, but looking for ideas and inspiration? Maybe you want to fine-tune your advanced practice? Looking to enrich a homeschool program with backyard and garden exploration? Well, this is the...
Science skills are essential, and we believe nature education is for everyone — so we’ve created ready-to-go lessons and activities to help educators and parents facilitate exploration and learning. Explore the American Public Garden Association's Plant Heroes resources library of free lessons,...
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Project S.O.W. (Seeds of Wonder): Food Gardening with Justice in Mind, a food gardening curriculum for educators who work with young people ages 13-19, centering personal growth, community connection, and equity. In Project S.O.W., youth work together to investigate how to grow food, explore...