School Garden Weekly
January 8, 2011
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Posted by jean
If your school is planning a school garden or currently has one, the School Garden Weekly is an excellent resource. It is published in Los Angeles, California by George Pessin, LA County Master Gardener.
School Garden Weekly is filled with instructional “how to” videos, resources from other gardening programs and those with an interest in school gardening. In a recent post, Mr. Pessin speaks about what his initial focus was for the school gardens and how it has expanded.
School Garden Lessons, Activities and Curicula
School Garden Weekly, Posted Oct 2, 2010
When I first started working in school gardens my initial focus was on getting kids to eat healthy. To that end I would plant as many varieties as possible knowing that young gardeners love anything they plant and nurture themselves.
As school gardens got more popular however, more and more teachers were asking how to incorporate school gardens into their everyday lesson plans. Learning to eat healthy was just one of many topics that needed to be covered. Peruse the websites below and you will find activities and lesson plans that also relate to art, science, math, and social studies. Also please note many are broken down by grade.
1) School Garden Curricula Grades K-12 from National Environmental Education Foundation
2) 15 Lessons for 1, 2 and 3 graders (72 page pdf)
3) 15 Lessons for 4 and 5 graders (61 page pdf)
4) Curriculum ideas from California School Garden Network
5) Agriculture in the Classroom – Lesson Plans from USDA
6) School Garden Lesson Plans from Virginia Tech Horticulture Department
8) School garden activities arranged by season
9) Lesson Plans and Curricula – Garden ABCs
SGW would love to hear from you! Please send your school garden news, pictures, stories, questions and comments to sgw@schoolgardenweekly.com
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Tags: george pessin, LA County Master Gardener, school gardening
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