One key to successful gardening is keeping records of your gardening endeavors. A journal can be a collection of observations about the garden or can chronicle the development and execution of a garden plan. Students can work together to create a classroom account or on their own. View Resource »
Persuasive Writing in the Garden
This activity incorporates Common Core learning standards for English in your garden planning! In this lesson, students will use a variety of strategies to convince their peers to choose a given theme for the school garden. Written for grades 4-6. View Resource »
Children’s Literature
This expansive list of children’s literature (600 entries!) can be sorted by title, subject, or reading level so you can find exactly what you and your students are looking for. The books cover topics on gardening, food, farms, and cooking. View Resource »
Growing Poems
From KidsGardening.org, this lesson encourages students to develop more diverse ways of describing everyday objects, processes, and events. The activity comes with a garden-based lesson for grades 2-8 but can easily be adapted for other ages. View Resource »
Preserving the School Garden Harvest
Drying your harvest is a great way to preserve your garden’s bounty to use throughout the winter — and a fun classroom activity as the weather starts to turn colder! This resources includes step-by-step instructions for drying a variety of foods, as well as some hints towards lesson ideas about the history of drying food. View Resource »
