When students engage like real scientists, they draw more accurate conclusions about garden organisms.
When Worm Weather Prevails
These engaging worm tales bring the worms indoors when it rains.
Make Corn “Pop” with Flavor for a Sweet or Savory Snack
Popcorn teaches valuable lessons in the geography and culture of flavor.
Cultivating Agricultural Literacy in the Garden
You don’t have to have a cow to cultivate agricultural literacy.
When Weeds Get In the Way
Not all weeds are bad, but these tips help keep the bad guys in check.
The Sun Will Come Out…of Your Oven!
Bake away the rainy chill with this sweet bread recipe.
Christmas Bird Count Celebrates Another Year
Novice and expert birders flock for the annual Christmas Bird Count.
There’s Just Nothing Like It…
Saturday School offers a unique opportunity for garden enrichment.
Top Five Reads for Growing a Learning Garden
These formative reads are sure to inspire your approach to garden-based education.
Gardening with (and for) Children with Special Educational Needs
All children deserve to have access to school garden spaces.
Six Simple Reasons To Introduce Kids to Seed Saving
Seed saving is a simple art, but an important science.
A Scary Surprise for the School Principal
DIY Scarecrows are a fun STEAM Project that promotes creative solutions, teamwork, and interdisciplinary thinking. Four different teams constructed unique and imaginative scarecrows. They collaboratively fashioned outfits from ripped nylon hammocks, scavenged props from the toolshed to rubber band in scarecrow’s gloved hands, and bent wire into eyeglasses that even had tape lenses!
Mustard Monsters! Making Cover Crops Interesting to Kids
Check out this place-based fall planting activity.
Kick Off the School Year with NGSS-Related Scavenger Hunts and Activities
Focused searching is a great way to engage students in the garden early on in the school year.
Sharing the Summer Harvest with Open Garden Days
Reward hard work with garden bounty.
