Learning Through Gardening supports teachers' use of gardening and agriculture in the classroom. This projects goal is to increase the students understanding of many science, social studies, mathematical, and literature concepts using the garden for a hands-on approach and problem solving techniques.

Ongoing Programs

Whether we grew up on a farm or in the city, agriculture and gardening play an important and enriching role in all of our lives. NJAS and Agriculture In The Classroom is proud to offer the following programs to support the agricultural education and experience of participating students and schools. To find out more about these offerings click on the links below.

Master Gardeners - Cultivate and Learning Through Gardening

Click Here to download the powerpoint presentation

Weather Wise

Weather Wise is a collection of 10 lesson plans that can be used to help your students gain a better understanding of the weather, and it impact on their daily lives as well those involved in agriculture through farming or gardening.

The lessons are:

Blowing Breezes
Calling all Clouds
Cloudy With a Chance
Farmers and Forecasts
Humidity Hunters
Rounding up the Rain
Soak up the Sun
Under Pressure
Weatherisms
Wonderful Wind

 

Of course there are also a variety of seasonal programs and activities. Browse through the links below to explore our past and present activites.

Featured Lessons
Learning Through Gardening Grants
Farm-City Week Poster and Essay Contest
Food Doesn't Grow in the Supermarket
Science Savvy Workshops

Although The Classroom Garden has been discontinued we encourage you to look through the archives for exciting activities, as well as important tips for your school garden and fun activities to link classroom learning to the outdoor (and indoor) garden.

The Classroom Garden Archives

Suzanne Macauley, Program Director
PO Box 7372
West Trenton, NJ 08628
Phone 609-802-3938
E-Mail: njagsociety@optonline.net