Content Themes: Insects

By:  Candace Clavin Rein with Cynthia Domenghini, NGA Staff Right Side Box:  Learning in the Outdoors ...

Kidsgardening Article - single page - cynthiad - 03/14/2012 - 20:27 - 0 comments - 2 attachments - 0 groups

By:  NGA Staff Right Side Box:  When we have breakfast each ...

Kidsgardening Article - single page - sarahp - 02/29/2012 - 10:32 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

By:  Eve Pranis, for NGA Worms provide a free and hassle-free source of rich fertilizer. What's more, they engage students' hands and minds and teach basic en ...

Kidsgardening Article - single page - admin - 02/16/2012 - 16:33 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Creating a Butterfly Garden By:  Eve Pranis, for NGA "Kids can rally around these vibrant, ephemer ...

Kidsgardening Article - single page - admin - 01/27/2012 - 06:58 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

"When we have visiting students investigate pollinating insects, we set up a series of observations using some study techniques that animal behavior scientists use," says educator Katherine Johnson at the Chicago Botanic Garden.   ...

Kidsgardening Activity - Single page - admin - 01/11/2012 - 11:13 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

By:  Eve Pranis A million of them could live in an acre of soil. They can "eat" their own weight in soil and organic matter every day. They help recycle organic matter, ...

Kidsgardening Activity - Single page - admin - 12/28/2011 - 12:47 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

A wildflower unit for your classroom can be simple or elaborate to fit your situation. It could range from observing and identifying wildflowers growing around the school or in nearby lots to collecting or obtaining seeds and trying to germinate them in ...

Kidsgardening Article - single page - admin - 10/19/2011 - 11:20 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

A school garden can be an opportunity; it can be a habitat for insects; it can be a process that brings plants and children into bloom; it can be innumerable other things. The four dimensions I’ve written about demonstrate the enhancement that chi ...

Kidsgardening Article - single page - admin - 09/13/2011 - 23:01 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

tomato hornworm There's nothing more frustrating than working hard with your child or grandchild to build and plant a garden, only to have pests munch your prized plants before you can. Insect pests can ruin the party by devouring the leave ...

Family Kidsgardening Article - single page - sarahp - 07/28/2011 - 12:00 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Home is school for Mary Pavlinchak's three children, and their organic garden is a living science textbook. Inspired by their grandmother's love of gardening and her penchant for pointing out creatures and their interactions, Mary's children decided to ...

Kidsgardening Classroom Story - admin - 01/28/2011 - 23:17 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups