The Classroom Gardener

Collection of 12 Plant Videos for Kids that would be a perfect complement to a plant unit. Includes a brief description and suggested grade levels for each video.

Use seed catalogs and our free printable to "plant" gardens in color rows; extension for Planting a Rainbow; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

Growing asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) requires patience but boy, is the payoff worth it. Although it takes up to three years to really get going, this perennial plant will produce a bountiful harvest year after year for up to 30 years.

Paper seeds pots are easy & inexpensive to make. Step-by-step instructions for how to make a paper seed pot for seed starting with kids.

Some families find it hard to incorporate nature into their home education studies. Rest assured, with this 100 Must-Have Nature Study Resources guide you’ll be able to raise a budding naturalist who is in tune with the world around them. We are a very nature-based homeschooling family as we believe we can learn so much […]

This post is for elementary school teachers who want to try teaching outside and need some ideas and tips on what to wear teaching outside.

Great indoor mini greenhouses! Use a mini greenhouse for seed starting or to grow small plants. An indoor greenhouse takes up less space

If you are going to try teaching outdoors in all weather conditions, you'll need to dress for all season comfort. In this post, I share what I wear teaching outdoors year-round in Canada. Read the blog for seasonal advice on what to wear teaching outside! #outdooreducation #outdoored #forestschool #natureschool

Free printable garden notebooks for the kids by the ever inspiring Alice Cantrell

Broad beans are an easy, nutritious and delicious crop to grow with young children in school or backyard gardens. They are cold weather crops, which means they grow well during the school year too!

Plant Flander's Field Poppies this November 11th as a meaningful way to mark Remembrance Day with your class. #remembranceday #november11 #outdoorclassroom

Walking, working and playing in nature invites children’s imaginations to create stories that reflect their lived experiences, their wonders and their understandings of the world around them!

Gardening with kids opens up a wide opportunity to try new veggies and to grow your own favourites. Peas are an easy and reliable crop to start with, when growing a garden with kids. Peas picked right from the garden are incredibly sweet and with many varieties available to plant as early as February, a constant source of garden snacking through the growing season.

Planting a rainbow theme garden satisfies the sensorial needs of children and visually improves the look of your garden. Get ideas and inspiration with these plant and crop selections for ornamental and edible rainbow gardens. www.meganzeni.com

One of my favourite, low prep ways to enhance and support vocabulary development in the outdoor classroom is to prepare garden vocabulary vases with a scavenger hunt!