LESSONS​​
Benefits of Local Food · 4 · Stephanie Fine
Bottle Cap Bouquets · 4+ · Fall/Spring · Chicago Botanic Garden
Botany on Your Plate · K-1 · Spring · Community Resources for Science
Calculating Fruit and Veggie Consumption · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Alarm Arithmetic · 4 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Aztec Garden · 1-5 · Jenni Suvari
Air & Weather · 1 · Fall · Lisa Dziekan
Basil [1 of 2] · 2-5 · Summer/Fall · Kitty Okano
Better Beverages · 3 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Beverage Math · 4 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Citrus Testing · 2-4 · Lynn Hyndman & Rachel Rosner
Compost Lesson · 5 · Portland Partners for School Food and Garden Education
Easy Inquiry in the Garden [1 of 2] · 2-5 · Chicago Botanic Garden
Components of Soil · 4 · Fall · Lisa Dziekan
Eat a Rainbow: Lesson · 2 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Eat a Rainbow: Visual · 2 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Elephant Tag · 4 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Energy Balance Tug of War · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Essential Nutrients in Soil · 4 · Fall · Lisa Dziekan
Fall Garden Lesson: Long · 3 · Fall · Lisa Dziekan
Fourth Grade Learning Activites · 4 · Kingsley School
Fitting in Fruits and Veggies: Lesson · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Flower and Herbal Garden Activities · 1-5 · Fall/Spring · Judy Cummings
Food System Chain Game · 1-4 · Chicago Botanic Garden/Green Youth Farm
Four Square Tournament · 2 · nurtureyourfamily.org
From Seed to Plant · K-4 · Judy Cummings
From Slow to Go: Lesson · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Fruit and Veggie Math · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Fun Facts About Composting · 1-4 · Chicago Recycling Coalition
Fun Facts About Plants · 2-5 · Judy Cummings
Basil [2 of 2] · 2-5 · Summer/Fall · Kitty Okano
Easy Inquiry in the Garden [2 of 2] · 2-5 · Chicago Botanic Garden
Fall Garden Lesson: Short · 3 · Fall · Lisa Dziekan
Fitting in Fruits and Veggies: Visual · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
From Slow to Go: Visual · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Fruit and Veggie Red Light Green Light · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Fruit and Veggie Spud · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Fruits and Veggies · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Guide for Organizing Cooking Classes for Elementary Students · K-5 · Lynn Hyndman
Guide to Teaching Paul Fleischman's Seedfolks · 6+ · Harper Trophy
Garden Chutes & Ladders · 1-4 · Dawes School
Garden Journal · K-5 · Lynn Hyndman
Germinating Seeds: Lessons & Activities · 1-3 · Regents of University of California
Go or Slow · K-2 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Go/Slow Relay · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Graphing Soil & Air Temperature · 2 · Fall/Spring · Granny's Garden School, Inc.
Growing a Strong Body · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Healthy Soil, Healthy Plant, Healthy People · 4-5 · Washington State University
Guess My Food · 2 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Healthy Soil, Healthy Plants · 2-4 · Katrina Martin
Human Body · 4 · Fall · Lisa Dziekan
HandSpans Lesson · K-8 · Fall/Spring · Regents of the University of California
Hooray for Weeds · 4-6 · Good Earth Times
Horticulture Data Analysis [1 of 2]· 4-6 · The Growing Connection
How a Seed Becomes a Plant · 2-4 · Judy Cummings
Horticulture Data Analysis [2 of 2]· 4-6 · The Growing Connection
Hungry or Full · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Hydration Station: Lesson · 4 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Hydration Station: Visual · 4 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Identifying Whole Grains: Lesson · 4 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Identifying Whole Grains: Visual · 4 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Indy 500 · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Just a Little Worm · 2-4 · Kitty Okano
Keeping a Plant Journal · 2-5 · Knox Park Foundation & National Gardening Association
Lincolnwood Spring Curriculum · K-5 · Spring · Katrina Martin
Leaf Flower Pounding · 2-5 · Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Liters and Milliliters · 3 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Limiting Liquid Sugar and Focusing on Water · 1-4 · Katrina Martin
Math in the Garden: Measurements · 2-4 · Lisa Dziekan
Math in the Garden: Measurements, No Area or Perimeter · 2-4 · Lisa Dziekan
Measuring and Mapping the School Garden · 4 · Portland Partners for School Food and Garden Education
My Favorite Snack: Lesson · 2 · nurtureyourfamily.org
MyPlate: Handout · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
MyPlate Nutrition · K-2 · Katrina Martin
MyPlate Portions · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Need or Want: Lesson · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Native Americans · 3 · Lisa Dziekan
Optimal Growing Environments and the Importance of Healthy Soil · 5 · Fall · Lisa Dziekan
Organic Gardening Research Project · 3-5 · Kitty Okano
Observations in Writing · 2 · Spring/Fall · Lisa Dziekan
Planting · K-1 · Spring · Lisa Dziekan
Planting Math Lesson · 2-4 · sciencespot.net
Pea Activities · 2-5 · National Gardening Association
Planting a Salad · 4 · Spring · Granny's Garden School, Inc.
My Favorite Snack: Worksheet · 2 · nurtureyourfamily.org
MyPlate: Math · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Living Things Cause Changes · 2 · Granny's Garden School, Inc.
Mapping Skills in the Garden · 3 · Granny's Garden School, Inc.
Need or Want: Worksheet · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Math Problems Related to the Garden · 6-8 · Steve Kier
Planting Potatoes · 2 · Spring · Granny's Garden School, Inc.
Portion Distortion: Lesson · 5 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Portion Distortion: Visual · 5 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Plant Parts Web · All Grades · jingkids.us
Reading a Seed Packet · 2-5 · Kitty Okano
Recharge · 4 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Rethink Your Drink · 3 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Rice is Life · K-4 · Picture-Perfect Science Lessons
Rise and Shine Yoga · All Grades · nurtureyourfamily.org
Soil Biology Classroom Activities · 3-5 · Natural Resources Conservation Science
School Lunch Menu Makeover: Lesson · 2 · nurtureyourfamily.org
School Lunch Menu Makeover: Worksheet · 2 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Story of Miguel's Tomatoes · 2-4 · Feeding Minds, FIghting Hunger
Salad Greens Tasting · K-5 · Spring/Fall · Slow Food
Scavenger Hunt · 2 · Granny's Garden School, Inc.
Seed Planting · 2&4 · Spring/Fall · Lisa Dziekan
Seed Activities · 2-4 · Judy Cummings
Seeds: The Promise of Life [1 of 2] · 3+ · National Gardening Association
Sensational Snacks · 2 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Seeds: The Promise of Life [2 of 2] · 3+ · National Gardening Association
Simon Says Go or Slow · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Sleep · 4 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Snow to Water Ratio · 1-3 · Winter · Judy Cummings
Spinach · 3-5 · Fall/Winter · Fresh From the Farm
Spring Curriculum in the Garden · K-5 · Spring · Lincolnwood School
Stretch Break: 2nd Grade · 2 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Stretch Break: 4th Grade · 4 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Sugar Sugar: Handout · 5 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Sugar Sugar: Lesson · 5 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Sugar Sugar: Visual · 5 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Symmetry in the Garden · 2-4 · Steve Kier
Southern California Preschool Garden Primer · PreK-2 · Garden School Foundation
Spring Garden Lesson · 3 · Spring · Lisa Dziekan
Twin Tag · 2 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Thankful for Food: Lesson · 4 · Fall · nurtureyourfamily.org
Thankful for Food: Visual · 4 · Fall · nurtureyourfamily.org
Ultimate Step-by-Step Kids' First Gardening Book · 1-5 · Jenny Hendy
Weather Log · All Grades · Katrina Martin
What is Biodiversity? · 4 · Spring · Granny's Garden School, Inc.
What Parts of Plants Do We Eat? · 1-3 · Judy Cummings
Where Does Food Come From: Lesson · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Where Does Food Come From: Visual · 1 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Winter Journaling · K-5 · Winter · Chicago Botanic Garden
Worm Bin Project Unit · 2-3 · Michigan State University College of Education
Yoga Tag · 4 · nurtureyourfamily.org
Worm Info and Vermi Composting · 2-4 · Judy Cummings
Worm Cartoons · K-3 · Kitty Okano
Lessons
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On this page, you will find class lessons for students in Kindergarten and older.