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Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Garden Vocabulary [Pdf]
A one-page glossary of vocabulary that might be used by students when discussing a Japanese garden.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Zen Gardens [Pdf]
A lesson where students learn about Zen garden design and the symbolism used, then work in small groups to create a miniature Zen garden. This activity is intended to be done in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden, but can be...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Amateur Gardener" by Andrew Barton Paterson
This is the text of the short story "The Amateur Gardener" by Andrew Barton Paterson; this passage offers instructions on how to be an amateur gardener with stories of other gardeners throughout.
Other
National Gardening Association: Kids Gardening
This complete resource for parents, teachers, and students on gardening provides information about creating and maintaining a school garden. List your garden in the registry of school gardens. Includes information about garden projects...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Gardening and Flowers
This page offers a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 23 vocabulary words pertaining to Gardening and Flowers. It also provides an extensive gardening word list, gardening tips, and lesson plan ideas.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Tulip Test Gardens
A step-by-step guide to planting, growing and investigating with a garden full of tulips.
Texas A&M University
Aggie Horticulture Network: Composting for Kids
Use this resource to learn about how we make compost and how we use it to grow gardens.
Other
Garden Club of America: Good Gardening Practices to Protect Your Environment
An information sheet on how to protect the environment while growing a garden. Can be downloaded as a PDF document.
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Make a Terrarium Mini Garden
Want to be a little more Earth friendly? Try making one of these terrariums by following the steps provided.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago: Activities: Grow a Garden in a Glove
Check out this step-by-step experiment and, before you know it, you'll be growing a garden in a glove.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Install Edible Gardens
Find out the benefits of planting a garden that provides a sustainable source of food for people.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Adding a Rain Barrel to Your Property
Learn about rain barrel basics, and find inspiration in other people's incorporation of this tool into a site.
Read Works
Read Works: Pumpkin Time!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how a seed grows into a pumpkin. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Carl's Garden Problem
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Carl who wants to plant a garden. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Pumpkins Are Popping Up Everywhere!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text showing how pumpkins grow. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Rock Walls and Piles
Find out how to use rocks and other features to maximize growth in a garden.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Rain Gardens
Get some tips and strategies to create a sustainable rain garden.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: At a Community Garden
Learn how to make a sustainable plot as part of a community garden.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Container Gardens
Learn how to maximize the wildlife in a small space by planting a container garden.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Gardening in the 18th Century
Site offers students the opportunity to design their own gardens. Several disciplines can be used through this imaginative group lesson.
Other
Garden Guides: Herbal Home Remedies
This Herbal Home Remedies resource offers information on common herbal remedies for various health conditions.
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: Create a Certified Wildlife Habitat
This comprehensive resource provides information on how to set up a back yard garden. Providing food, water, cover, a place to raise young, and sustaining your garden are the topics discussed.
Texas A&M University
Kinder Garden
There are many opportunities available for younger students to get involved with plants, gardens, and the outdoors in general. Some of these opportunities include children's programs at school gardens, botanic gardens or community...
Texas A&M University
Easy Gardening. . . Beets [Pdf]
Let's you know all about this cool weather crop. Soil Preparation, fertilizing, planting, varieties, insect concerns, harvesting and more. Requires Adobe Reader.