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...
Build a simple worm composting bin while introducing children to soil health, decomposition, food systems, and environmental stewardship through hands-on learning. This family-friendly lesson from Worms at Work combines environmental science, observation, and sensory exploration in a playful,...
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,...
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...
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...
In these 32 fun digital lessons, PEAS (Partners for Education, Agriculture & Sustainability) sets the stage by providing the background and easy preparation for ready-to-go outdoor inquiry activities. The teacher/facilitator shows a short video and then takes students outdoors to complete...
Developed by educators at Rooted, this is a short guide to getting started in the garden, for educators looking to begin gardening but overwhelmed by the amount of information out there! Plants Want to Grow includes a guide to climate zone maps, reading seed packets, and transplanting your...
School gardens are an integral part of farm to school programs and offer a multitude of educational opportunities. This fact sheet offers steps and considerations for starting a school garden, including: collaboration, goals and design, funding, planting, maintaining, supplies, curriculum and...