This week for our Get Growing post, I am excited to debut our newest set of garden activities, Vegetable Spotlights! Vegetable Spotlights are a way for early childhood educators, as well as kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade educators, to further their students’ understanding about each vegetable growing in their schoolyard garden. The summary page of […]
Now that we are halfway through December, we are officially in the sleepiest time of the year for the garden. Hopefully you have cleaned out most of your garden and laid your beds to rest for the winter. This year was particularly challenging amidst the COVID19 pandemic, and yet many of our Schoolyard Gardens continued […]
Today’s garden lessons come from our partner, Life Lab. Life Lab has been a leader in garden-based learning programming, curriculum, and professional development since 1979. Life Lab trains tens of thousands of educators in their beautiful Life Lab Garden Classroom located in Santa Cruz, California on the UCSC Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems […]
Summary: This week’s lesson “Take a Walk and Explore Your World,” is a fun activity that encourages fresh air and keen observation. Use the Schoolyard Gardens Scavenger Hunt to explore the nature in your own backyard while getting some healthy exercise! Please note that we encourage you and your students to do this scavenger hunt […]
