Growing Minds: Garden Planning

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School gardens are rich in cross-curricular learning opportunities! Excellent ideas put learners in charge of organizing and planning. Begin with a book about gardening (recommended titles provided), and discuss learners' prior knowledge and associations with gardening. They discuss the tools and conditions necessary for a garden, and examine seasonal vegetables. Learners design their own dream gardens from a bird's-eye view, combining ideas into a class plan.