Students demonstrate ways to be an environmental philanthropist. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students read The Gardener and Just a Dream and compare the two books. Students discuss ways the characters demonstrated...

Learners create their own compost.  In this soil activity, students fill a bag with waste and soil, in order to create a mini compost bin. Learners observe the baggies over a 6 week period, they record their findings and collect...

Students look at a flower garden from a butterfly's perspective. They study how artists portray flowers and gardens and exaggerate their scale and boldly colored floral shapes. Each student creates a watercolor pencil rendering of a...

Students make different motions for each stage in the butterfly life cycle and plant a garden. In this butterfly life cycle lesson plan, students can take the mini gardens home and discuss how butterflies help gardens.

In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the state of New Jersey. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.

Understanding arrays is very similar to understanding the relationship between multiplication and area. Give your third graders an opportunity to practice identifying area models that relate repeated addition and multiplication. They...

The advantages and disadvantages of the multiple ways of propagating plants are covered in these 15 bright slides.  There are just a few bullet points per slide, and the presentation would fit well into a course specifically about...

Enrich your study of Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman by pairing it with a journal. The journal is made up of questions that correspond with each part of the story. As they read, pupils can respond to the questions. Great for a homework or...

Organic or mineral? How does the matter matter? Second graders use their knowledge of the rock cycle to label the different components in garden soil.

After a discussion of the factors that affect seed germination, class groups harvest and preserve seeds from the school garden.

Students study the design elements and symbolism of Japanese gardens through a hands-on lesson in Zen Garden design.

Students create a design for a school garden. In this garden design lesson, students analyze what plants grow best in their school's climate and work in teams to design a garden. Students measure the existing space, determine the...

Learners explore the role of green roofing and rooftop gardening in contemporary architectural design. They then conduct collaborative research to learn about the history, process, science, and environmental impact of green roofing....

In this maze and coloring worksheet, students trace a path through the garden maze in front of a castle. After completing the maze, students color the picture.

Students prepare their garden plot. In this gardening lesson, students use the Internet or book on plants to make sure the plants they have selected will be able to grow in their garden. The students assess and mark out the garden...

Students create their own garden. In this gardening lesson, students get a packet of seeds and plant them in a special part of the garden. They are responsible for watering, weeding, and caring for their plants. 

Students investigate how to create a vegetable garden and complete related activities. In this vegetable garden activity, students receive agriculture notebooks to complete vocabulary for the gardening activity. Students read 'Still-Life...

Students take a field trip to a Botanical Gardens. They observe plants and the seasonal changes they go through and create their own scroll painting.

Students germinate seeds under a variety of conditions. First, students read and discuss the background of gardening. After reviewing germination and the steps to the scientific method, groups of students complete experiments.

Students write a poem. In this language arts lesson, students discuss what they hear and see in a garden. Students write a poem about the sights, sounds and smells of the garden.

Students view and discuss a video about the use of pattern block shapes to form pictures. They, in groups, form garden and quilt designs using pattern blocks and then decorate the room with their art.

Students identify the common food items in their community, plant a small garden and discuss how agriculture has helped growing nations.

Students complete an experiment for coaxing flower bulbs into growth. In this flower growth instructional activity, students research various types of flower bulbs that may be used to complete a coaxing experiment. Students then complete...

Students decorate a clay pot with a variety of craft and clay materials and a craft stick with their photographs. They decorate and label their clay pot with their name, school, year, and designs, then sculpt fruits and vegetables using...