Children's Gardening | Lesson Plans | Activities
Plants and Gardening | Grants
My First Garden
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/firstgarden/
A guide to the fun and clever world of gardening.
I Can Garden:Kidz Corner
http://www.icangarden.com/kidz.cfm
A Canadian gardening site with a Kidz corner section that
offers a number of activities and projects for kids in the
garden.
Gardening
for Kids
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/victorygarden/
Tips from the Victory Garden for gardening with kids.
The Edible School Garden Program
http://edibleschoolyard.org
Using food as a unifying concept, students learn how to
grow, harvest, and prepare nutritious seasonal produce.
Experiences in the kitchen and garden foster a better understanding
of how the natural world sustains us, and promotes the environmental
and social well being of the school community.
School Gardens
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu
Learn about botany by starting a school garden
KinderGarden
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu
There are many opportunities available for children to become
involved with plants, gardens, or the outdoors in general.
Some of these opportunities include children's programs
at school gardens, botanic gardens or community gardens.
This site contains ideas for gardening with kids.
Junior Master Gardener Program
http://jmgkids.us
An international youth gardening program of the Cooperative
Extension Service network. JMG Mission: To grow good kids
by igniting a passion for learning, success and service
through a unique gardening education.
Wisconsin Fast Plants
http://fastplants.org
Join thousands of teachers worldwide who use Fast Plants®
to bring science alive in their classrooms! These petite,
hardy, fast-growing plants whiz through an entire life cycle
in about 40 days, making them ideal for inquiry-based science
investigations and for learning about plant biology.
Plant
Science
http://www.discoveryeducation.com
Without plants, which supply food, shelter, and oxygen,
people couldn't survive. Delve into the diverse world of
plants to discover how plants function and how they adapt
to the place they call home — with featured video
clips, lesson plans, discussion guide, and activities.
Plants and their Parts
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com
lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=5&DocID=343
A lesson plan with activities to encourage students to observe
and document similarities and differences between parts
of plants.
Look
at Those Leaves
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com
lessons.cfm?Grade=k-2&BenchmarkID=5&DocID=215
Lesson plan to observe, measure, and sort tree leaves. To
examine leaves individually, in groups, and in relationship
to the entire tree.
What
Plants Need to Grow
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/
lessons.cfm?DocID=377
Lesson plan and activities on what plants need to grow.
Active
Plants
http://www.caosclub.org
This lesson plan is about how plants respond to changes
in their environment.
Chill
Out!
http://www.kidsgardening.com/
2005.kids.garden.news/sept/pg3.html
Participate in a science experiment to learn the cold requirements
of spring-flowering bulbs.
Gardening
with Children
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/
gardening_with_children/
Educational activities for gardening with kids.
A Scrapbook for All
Seasons
http://tinyurl.com/yy9yxk
Create a record of your garden to help kids appreciate the
changing seasons and see the value of simple and regular
observation.
Treasure
Hunt
http://tinyurl.com/wrkb6
A plant activity that will help students with their language
development, math and social skills.
Be
a Seed Collector
http://tinyurl.com/y6feuu
Activity will enforce the kid’s understanding of a
plant’s life cycle.
Tulips:
Journey North
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tulip/index.html
Track the sweep of spring in the Northern Hemisphere by
keeping an eye on your Red Emperor tulips as they burst
forth and bloom! This exciting seasonal event begins underground
each fall.
Activities from the
Do It Yourself Network
http://tinyurl.com/ybsath
My First Garden
http://urbanext.illinois.edu
A guide to the fun and clever world of gardening
Hort Corner
http://urbanext.illinois.edu
University of Illinois Extension Guide to Horticulture
Plant
Parts and their Function
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/
botany/plantparts.html
Detailed explanation of plant parts and their function from
Arizona State.
Careers in Botany
http://www.botany.org/bsa/careers/
A guide to working with plants.
Biology of Plants
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/bioplants/main.html
Learn about the functions of plant parts, pollination and
how plants make food.
The Adventures of Herman the Worm
http://urbanext.illinois.edu
The autobiography of Squirmin' Herman the Worm.
USDA Plant Database
http://plants.usda.gov/
A database with 30,000 plant images and a list of plants
in your state.
Plants in Motion
http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu
Watch videos of plants moving to light, seeds germinating
and flowers opening and closing.
Seed Saver’s Exchange
http://www.seedsavers.org
Seed Savers Exchange is a nonprofit organization that saves
and shares the heirloom seeds of our garden heritage, forming
a living legacy that can be passed down through generations.
Seed Germination Database
http://tomclothier.hort.net
Excellent listing of germination requirements for hundreds
of plants.
The Gardening Launch Pad
http://gardeninglaunchpad.com
Make The Gardening Launch Pad your starting point for all
your electronic gardening needs.
Low-Cost
Grow-Light Frame Plans
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu
If you'd like to start your own seeds inside, or you work
with youth or children and are looking for fun and meaningful
projects, these grow-light plans might be just what you
need.
Youth Gardening Grants
http://grants.kidsgardening.org
National Gardening Association awards youth garden grants
to schools and community organizations with child-centered,
outdoor garden programs.
2014 Mantis Tiller Award Program
http://grants.kidsgardening.org
Apply today to win one of 20 Mantis tiller/cultivators (each
complete with border edger attachment) for your garden program!
America the Beautiful Fund
The American the Beautiful Fund offers grants of free seeds
for community planting projects. Grants of 100 to 2000 seed
packets are being offered on the basis of availability and
relative need. These are 2002-2003 seeds with germination
rates of 90 percent to 95 percent. For an application contact:
America the Beautiful Fund
725 15th Street,NW
Suite 605
Washington D.C. 20005
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