Two Head Start child care centers in Kansas used connections with Dr. Seuss to build gardens to teach students about healthy foods and respecting their environment.
Garden Activity
Leaf and Flower Prints
Kids of all ages – and their adults – will love pounding the pigments out of plants to create beautiful patterns.
Lesson Plan
Ethnobotany for the Holidays
Combine history, social studies, geography, and a bit of fun by exploring ethnobotany with your late elementary or middle school students!
Garden Basics
Why Leaves Change Colors
How – and why – do leaves transformfrom green to red (or yellow or orange)?
Growing Guide
Sugar Maples
While many different trees can be tapped for syrup, the sugar maple is the most popular. Plant now, but wait at least 30 years to tap for syrup!
Curriculum Feature
GrowLab: Activities
Whether you’re growing plants in a greenhouse, under grow lights, or on a windowsill, this comprehensive book provides you with all the information you need to use plants as a teaching tool in your classroom to engage young minds. For grades K-8. Meets National Science Standards.
In the Weeds
Episode 3: Leaf Lessons
Christine’s back In the Weedsexploring fun ways you can examine leaves with your students. Outdoors or indoors, these simple activities are easily adapted from GrowLab: Classroom Activities.
Applications due: November 19, 2018 Eligibility: Title I public or charter schools, teach environmental sustainability and importance of biodiversity Awards: Six awards worth $3,000 each Sponsored by:Klorane Botanical Foundation
Applications due: December 17, 2018 Eligibility: Any program serving at least 15 youth ages 3-18 Awards: 25 award packages total, worth $500-$2,100 Sponsored by: KidsGardening donor base, many in the gardening industry, and Trellis sponsorship by Gardener’s Supply Company
Applications due: March 25, 2019, but accepted on a rolling basis Eligibility: Public, private, and charter schools Awards: Fifteen award packages ranging from $1,000 – $5,000 Sponsored by:Evergreen Packaging
New Ways YOU Can Help Grow Happier, Healthier Kids!
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