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Designed to provide you with the resources needed to successfully implement plant-based lessons into your classroom, the following articles provide background information for a wide variety of garden-related topics.

Disguised Learning
According to Karen Hickmott, at Myers Action Institute, disguised learning means “the students have so much fun while learning they do not realize they are strengthening their
Cross-Cultural Gardening: Students from a local horticulture school in Paris create the US Embassy Organic Kitchen Garden
Susan Tolson, the wife of the US Ambassador to France, loves to buy organic fruits and vegetables and cook healthy meals. While she claims not to have a “pouce vert” (green thumb
International Youth Gardening Programs
School gardening is a worldwide phenomenon. Learning from others internationally who have taken on the responsibility to educate youth through a hands-on gardening program may be
Planting Respect and Harvesting Responsibility
“When I meet a new person, I don’t see race or religion-I look deeper. We must learn to satisfy our conflicts peacefully and to respect one another.” –Muhammad Ali
The Healthy School Team grows opportunities for students to celebrate their differences
Growing Peace Beginning a youth garden program is a challenging task. Creating one with the purpose of breaking down barriers of diversity and instilling peace requires creativity
Children's Attention Home Charter School
Rock Hill, South Carolina Jamba Juice It’s All About the Fruit Grant Winner 2010 Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award Winner 2010 There are many school gardens that contribute to local
Choice, Control, & Change Curriculum: Bringing Healthful Habits to LiFE
What influences our food and activity choices? What do we notice about the food labels on packaged snacks? How can we balance the food energy we take in with the physical energy
Memorial Garden Cultivates Friendship and Tolerance
Building awareness about bullying and intolerance had long been woven into the fabric of the curriculum and student life at Whispering Pines Elementary School in Boca Raton,
Schoolyard Tributes
One blooming schoolyard oasis offers solace, hope, and healing as it honors lives lost in an urban community. Elsewhere, an annual Memorial Day planting ceremony becomes a
Exploring Toxicity
Grade: 9-12 Objective: Students will explore and investigate different chemical concentrations to determine the dose-response for seed toxicity. They will gain an understanding of
Taking It To the Bank
Have you ever considered the importance of saving seeds? A seed represents the promise of life -- a new plant in a ready to grow package. It also contains that species’ genetic
How Sweet It Is
There are many stories explaining the discovery of the sugary-syrup made from the sap of maple trees.  One of the most well-known is the Legend of Chief Woksis whose wife
Eatin' with Grandma
When Molly Hesser and other home school parents pondered what new project could support their local food and sustainability focus, they came up with a simple twist. Each family
Wreaths from the Fall Garden
As autumn gives way to the holiday season and the days grow colder and darker, we instinctively want to capture nature’s final display of color before the snow flies. Wreaths
Learning with Wreaths
Like many other garden-related projects, wreaths represent a simple activity that can be modified for multiple grade levels and can be used to teach many concepts related to

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