The Teacher Tool Box is a place where teachers can find new ideas for lessons they can use in their gardens.
Lessons are arranged by subject: math, social studies, science, language arts, and health.
The category called Basic Gardening Lessons includes lessons in a variety of subjects that teach the basics of gardening and plants.
Click on the pictures below to view the lessons.
Lessons are arranged by subject: math, social studies, science, language arts, and health.
The category called Basic Gardening Lessons includes lessons in a variety of subjects that teach the basics of gardening and plants.
Click on the pictures below to view the lessons.
Basic Gardening Lessons
Social Studies
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Math
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Science
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Classroom Management in the Garden
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Food Doesn't Grow
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Kid-friendly Recipes
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From the Garden State to Your Plate
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Featured lessons for November
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Beautiful Bulbs
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The Three Sisters
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Planting doesn't have to end in November! Take your students out to the garden and plant some bulbs! Decorate the edges of your beds with daffodils, tulips. or allium. Or plant garlic around the edges of vegetable beds.
Our lesson on planting beautiful bulbs includes a dissection to view the parts of a bulb and what they do for the plant. There are options for grades K-5. Dowload the complete lesson here. 
Sophie's
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This Thanksgiving, tell your students the story of the Pilgrims and Squanto, the English-speaking Native American who showed the Pilgrims how to garden in their new land and grow enough food to survive. Squanto showed the Pilgrims how to plant The Three Sisters - corn, beans, and squash - using the companion gardening method that had been used for hundreds of year by Native American across the continent. To be sure, these are all summer plants, but they will grow together easily in a large pot in the classroom.
Download the complete lesson with a brief history of the Pilgrims and the Three Sisters here. 
Teachers plant the Three Sisters - corn beans and squash - at the annual Learning Through Gardening Best Practices Workshop.
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Introduce your PreK-1 students to a different type of squash , the butternut squash named Bernice who is the heroine of the story Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller.
When Sophie's parents buy a squash at the farmer's market, instead of eating it, Sophie adopts it as her best friend. The squash named Bernice goes everywhere with Sophie, who doesn't pay attention when her parents warn her that Bernice will rot.
When Bernice does start to become soft and blotchy, Sophie returns to the farmer's market to ask the farmer how to care for her friend.
If your students love Sophie's Squash, Sophie and some new squash friends return in Sophie's Squash Goes to School.
When Sophie's parents buy a squash at the farmer's market, instead of eating it, Sophie adopts it as her best friend. The squash named Bernice goes everywhere with Sophie, who doesn't pay attention when her parents warn her that Bernice will rot.
When Bernice does start to become soft and blotchy, Sophie returns to the farmer's market to ask the farmer how to care for her friend.
If your students love Sophie's Squash, Sophie and some new squash friends return in Sophie's Squash Goes to School.
