Online Curricula and Lesson Plans - ALPHABETICAL

Name ofCurriculum

GradeLevel

Number ofLessonPlans

Tags Description Website

A Handful of Seeds 2nd-6th 15math, science,language arts,

elementary school

This curriculum covers science concepts like germination, seed characteristics, andtropism and a number of language arts lessons including vocabulary and PaulFleischman's book Seedfolks.

http://www.oaec.org/school-garden/handful-of-seeds

American HeartAssociation

Teaching GardensPre K-5th 11

preschool, earlychildhood,

elementary school,nutrition, planting,

cooking

The American Heart Association's set of lessons engages students in fun, educational,hands-on investigations of nutritious fruits and vegetables in and out of the garden.

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/HealthierKids/TeachingGardens/Teaching-Gardens-Curriculum_UCM_436630_SubHomePage.jsp#

Cooking With Kids K- 6th

34: 11 fruit andvegetable tasting

lessons for 3grade levels (K-1,

2-3, 4-6) and 1sample cooking

lesson (grades 2-3)

common core,tasting, cooking,nutrition, culture,

elementary school,New MexicoAcademic

Standards, NationalHealth Education

Standards

Cooking with Kids motivates and empowers elementary school students to develophealthy eating habits through hands-on learning with fresh, affordable foods from diversecultural traditions. Through cooking classes and tasting classes, students explorevarieties of foods using all of their senses, have fun, and exercise choice. Two cookingand 33 tasting classes available free to download with registration (free).

http://cookingwithkids.net/

Dig Art! PreK-12th 22

art, craft, music,preschool,

elementary school,middle school, high

school

This collection of art activities in the garden spans a wide range of ages: some lessonscan be adapted up or down (drawing/painting in the garden) others are more appropriateto older students (photography, plant dyeing). Activities also include musical instrument-making.

http://blogs.cornell.edu/garden/get-activities/signature-projects/dig-art/

Dig In! 5th-6th 10harvesting, tasting,recipes, nutrition,

food systems

This curriculum created by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service offers ten inquiry-based lessons in nutrition education. You can download the teacher's guide andindividual lesson plans online.

http://www.fns.usda.gov/dig-standards-based-nutrition-education-ground-0

Discovering OurFood System from

Cornell GardenBased Learning

6th-12th 35

New York statestandards, middle

school, high school,food systems,

nutrition, actionproject

Created by Cornell Garden Based Learning, this curriculum introduces students ingrades 6-12 to global and local food systems, nutrition, food labeling and advertising andthen turns students' attention to their own school and communities with a "lunchroomlaboratory" investigation and action project. Available to purchase in hard-copy for $20or free to download as a PDF.

http://blogs.cornell.edu/garden/files/2011/05/cgbl-dofs-curriculum5.pdf

Eat.Think.Grow K-5th Multipleelementary school,gardening, science,

tasting

Organized by grade level and season, this online resource offers garden-based lessonsfor spring, winter, and fall. Lessons have a "place-based focus" and highlightexploration, observation, data-collection, harvesting, and cooking.

http://eatthinkgrow.org/

EcoHealth 101 6th-8th 10

climate change,science, nationalscience educationstandards, middle

school, high school

Recognized as a National Resources Defence Council "pick of the week," EcoHealth101 offers ten lessons in the science of climate change, the environment, and humanhealth. This curriculum provides "chapters" with readings and lesson plans, including agood chapter and lesson plan for genetically modified foods.

http://ecohealth.wisc.edu/index.php/teachers-guide-menu/teachers-using-menu/teachers-lesson-menu

Education OutsideLesson Pathway K-5th Multiple

science, nutrition,art, food systems,

elementary

The Education Outside Lesson Pathway is an outdoor education curriculum frameworkthat allows educators to plan a comprehensive and sequenced outdoor educationprogram by selecting lessons that are nested into a larger, coherent structure. It isarranged by themes – Basics, Soil, Plants, Creatures, Ecology, Materials, and Food –that can then be organized into an academic schedule, building the key concepts ofeach theme over a K-5 educational experience.

http://www.educationoutside.org/lesson-pathway

empowerME4Life 3rd-7th 8elementary school,

middle school,health, nutrition,

physical education

An 8-session evidence-based course, empowerME4Life equips youth with the skills andknowledge to eat better and move more. Each 45-minute session builds on the last toreinforce lifelong skills for nutrition and fitness. Teen and adult facilitators can useempowerME4Life in afterschool and community environments to teach the 5 steps tohealthier living.

https://www.healthiergeneration.org/_asset/nkt7sr/em4Life_2013_03.pdf

Online Curricula and Lesson Plans - ALPHABETICAL























Name ofCurriculum

GradeLevel



Farm to Desk Wiki PreK-12th Multiple

elementary school,middle school, highschool, pre-k, math,

science, ELA,health, socialstudies, art

Online database of lessons organized by age level and subject area. Resources arealigned with National Common Core State Standards, and help teachers to integratefood content into their lessons. Find mini-lesson activities, independent practicequestions, and more grouped by grade level and learning standard. Help enrich yourclassroom with a healthy food culture!

http://www.farmtodesk.org/wiki/

From Generation toGeneration: An

Activity Guidebookfor the Living

Tradition of SeedSaving

PreK-12th 10


school, seedsaving, culture,

activity

Fedco offers From Generation to Generation, a seed education program with grade-by-grade activities to bring young gardeners through the full cycle from seed to seed. Bygrowing gardens and saving seeds, young people can reconnect to past generations offarmers and gardeners, renew food and farming traditions in their own community andwork together to plant a sustainable future.

https://www.fedcoseeds.com/forms/seedschool.pdf

Garden Habitats 4th 6science, inquiry-

based, elementaryschool

This science exploration unit was created by Life Lab (lifelab.org) as part of theirScience Curriculum. The unit focuses on plant and animal habitats and gardenbiodiversity. It is aligned with California State Science Standards and the entirecurriculum is available for purchase online. Select grade-specific units are available fordownload as PDF.

http://www.lifelab.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/4thGradeHabitats2012.pdf

Garden LessonPlans from the

Huntington Library,Art Collections, andBotanical Gardens

K-8th 28

elementary school,middle school, art,

history, culture,science, language

arts

A wide variety of lessons revolving around plant and soil nutrition; history, horticulture,and art; and language arts and the garden. Garden vocabulary for primary andsecondary children, as well as supporting materials.

http://huntington.org/WebAssets/Templates/content.aspx?id=838

Garden Pollinators 3rd 6science, inquiry-


This science exploration unit was created by Life Lab (lifelab.org) as part of theirScience Curriculum. The unit focuses on pollinators and their role in the gardenecosystem. It is aligned with California State Science Standards and the entirecurriculum is available for purchase online. Select grade-specific units are available fordownload as PDF.

http://www.lifelab.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/3rdGardenPollinators2012.pdf

Gardens forLearning K-12th

This resourceoffers lesson

ideas and"spotlights" butnot full lesson

plans


school, lessonideas, history, math,

ELA, art, health

Gardens for Learning is a comprehensive guidebook that provides information aboutplanning and starting a school garden, ideas about how to integrate curriculum in thegarden, and lists of "lesson ideas" for a number of subject areas.

http://csgn.org/sites/csgn.org/files/CSGN_book.pdf

George WattsMontessori Edible

Garden1st-3rd 15

recipes, gardening,math, science,

lower elementaryschool

15 lessons developed for the George Watts Montessori Edible Garden. http://growinggardeners.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/lcng_lower_el.pdf


Garden4th-5th 15

science, languagearts, recipes, upperelementary school,

15 lessons developed for the George Watts Montessori Edible Garden. http://growinggardeners.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/lcng_upper_el.pdf

Granny's GardenSchool K-4th 100+

elementary school,gardening, science,

math, harvesting

One of the most complete list of lessons used in a garden-based school program thatserves 1,800 students in Loveland OH. More than just lessons, but a complete guide torunning a comprehensive garden program! Lessons are organized by grade and byseason.

http://grannysgardenschool.org/600-0-00-a-about-Lesson-plans.html

GreenTween 6th-8th 10

middle school,horticulture,

nutrition,stewardship, plant

identification,

Over the course of 10 weeks, students learn how to plan a garden, transplant seedlings,water sustainably, and amend the soil. They also learn to identify different vegetablesand herbs, and utilize these plants in healthy recipes from herbal teas to organic saladdressings. Connections to practical math, history, literacy and observed art create adynamic gardening learning experience that makes the sciences more meaningful.

http://thehort.org/education_greentween.html















http://growinggardeners.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/lcng_lower_el.pdf


http://growinggardeners.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/lcng_upper_el.pdf






Name ofCurriculum

GradeLevel



Grow It, Try It, LikeIt! Preschool Funwith Fruits and

Vegetables

Pre-Kindergarten 50

preschool, earlychildhood, tasting,

nutrition

Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits and Vegetables is a garden-themednutrition education kit for child care center staff that introduces children to three fruits(peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe) and three vegetables (spinach, sweet potatoes,and crookneck squash).

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/growit.html

Harvesting Health K-3rd 6elementary school,

physical activity,recipe, gardening,

tasting

This website provides a copy of the Network for a Healthy California booklet of gardenbased education. Including garden set-up, nutrition plans connected to seasonalplanting, and motivational tips for physical activities with the class. Also includes links toother regional activities, recipes of the month, and physical activity ideas.

http://www.northcoastnutrition.org/garden-based-nutrition-education-27

Helping Youth EatReal; created for

Food Day byColumbia Teachers

College

Adaptable forelementary,middle, andhigh school

students

5 nutrition, advocacy,common core

Created for Food Day (October 24 every year), these lessons are about eating fresh andhealthy food, eliminating processed foods, and advocating for healthy communities.Lessons may be adapted for younger or older students. This curriculum guide alignswith a number of common core standards.

http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/foodday/pages/24/attachments/original/1373291130/FoodDay2013_SchoolCurriculum_FINAL.pdf?1373291130

Kids Cook FarmFresh- Seasonal

recipes, activities &farm profiles

2nd-7th 21recipes, farm

profiles, gardening,agriculture, science,

Online curriculum available to download whole or in chapters that incorporates lessonplans on gardening and agricultural techniques and principles with recipes and farmerprofiles.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/he/kidscook.asp

Kids GardeningLesson & Activity

IndexPre-K-12th Multiple

elementary, middleschool, high school,

art, ELA, math,nutrition, physical

education, science,social studies

Searchable by completion time, subject matter, education standards, garden type,learning themes, setting, and season, this online database provides a wide range ofactivity ideas and lesson plans that use gardening as a tool for learning.

http://www.kidsgardening.org/lesson-and-activity-ideas

Lead2Feed 6th-12th 10 service learning,hunger,

A team-based, service-learning program that fosters teamwork in an effort to helpstudents learn and develop key leadership skills as they take action to solve real-lifehunger issues.

http://lead2feed.com/lessons/

Leaders inEnvironmentalAction for theFuture (LEAF)

Anthology for UrbanEnvironmental

Education

9th-12th Multiple

urbanenvironmentaleducation, highschool, science,

health, justice, builtenvironment

This online resource offers lesson plans to teachers of high school urban environmentaleducation in three different areas: Natural Cities (urban ecology, natural systems),Human Cities (communities, health, politics, justice, population, culture), and EvolvingCities (infrastructure, urban history, future of cities, and built environment).

http://www.nature.org/about-us/careers/leaf/resources-for-teachers/leaf-anthology-of-urban-environmental-education.xml

Life LearningAdademy: Organic

Opportunities9th-12th 21

high school,vocational,

marketing, math,language arts

A 21-lesson unit incorporating construction, vocational skills, marketing, gardening, andenglish/writing. Written by Life Learning Academy, the curriculum is used for students invocational programs in high schools but could be used and adapted for a variety ofschools.

http://www.lifelearningacademysf.org/pdf/curricula/6.5_EarthCurricula_OrganicOpportunties.pdf

New York BotanicalGarden Lesson

PlansK-8th 28 elementary school,

middle school

Online list of lesson plans for various concepts (science, plant parts, ecosystems,weather, living things in the garden, math) organized by age. Lessons have beencreated to align with the New York City Science Scope and Sequence and New YorkState Standards.

http://www.nybg.org/edu/teacher/resources/plans.php

Nourish: Food +Community 6th-8th 6

food systems,seasonal food,

culture, advertising,middle school,spanish, video

Created by the Center for Ecoliteracy, this curriculum includes lesson plans toaccompany the film "Nourish: Food + Community." The video must be purchasedseparately from its producers: it is available at http://www.nourishlife.org. Intended formiddle school students, it covers the industrial food system, local food system, seasonalfood, food and culture, ecosystems, and food advertising. The curriculum ends with aschool lunchroom survey and several suggestions for "action projects." Studenthandouts also available in Spanish.

http://www.ecoliteracy.org/downloads/nourish-companion-guides


























Name ofCurriculum

GradeLevel



Nutrition to GrowOn 4th-6th 27

nutrition, physicalactivities,

consumerism

An innovative curriculum for grades four through six that offers teachers a direct linkbetween the garden and nutrition education. Nine lessons are designed to teach childrenand their families about nutrition by relating each lesson to a garden activity. Thecurriculum uses the garden to integrate disciplines, including science, mathematics,language arts, history, environmental studies, nutrition and health, while reinforcingsome of the California academic content standards. 191 pages, download by lesson orwhole document.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/he/nrttogrow.asp

Our Growing Place 3rd-5th 40elementary school,growing, cooking,science, planting

OGP is an easy to follow tool-kit for instructors with little or no experience in cooking orgardening. Lessons are divided into "Garden" and "Kitchen." Lessons can be readonline and also downloaded as PDFs. Each has an accompanying video meant toreinforce the text.

http://www.ourgrowingplace.us/

Plants and Textilesfrom Cornell

Garden BasedLearning

5th-12th 5

art, craft, science,history, technology,elementary school,middle school, high

school

This set of five lessons explores how plants are used in a variety of textiles (ropes, mats,nets, dyes, and paper). Instructions for creating these different textiles are integratedwith history, science, and technology lessons. Individual lessons could potentially beintegrated in History and Social Studies courses for various cultures using these types oftextiles.

http://blogs.cornell.edu/garden/?page_id=478&preview=true

Schoolyard toMarket 9th-12th 16

market, foodsystem, high

school, business,humanities

Schoolyard to Market is a youth development and entrepreneurship program created inJanuary 2011 by Education Outside in partnership with the Center for Urban Educationfor Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA). This step-by-step curriculum guide directsstudents on how to develop a planting plan, nurture crops in the school garden, andharvest the crop and take it to market to sell. This 16-week program is intended to beused sequentially but can also be used for independent lessons.

https://www.educationoutside.org/schoolyard-market-curriculum

Seed to SaladLessons from


K-6th Multipleelementary school,spanish, gardening,tasting, harvesting,

nutrition, art

Garden based learning with lessons on garden creation, as well as garden based artprojects for elementary aged children. Includes links to research done on garden basededucation and teacher resources for setting up and starting garden based education.This resource is more of an overview or guide, as opposed to traditional lesson plans.Resources also offered in Spanish.

http://blogs.cornell.edu/garden/get-activities/signature-projects/

Soil Stories 2nd 6science, inquiry-


This science exploration unit was created by Life Lab (lifelab.org) as part of theirScience Curriculum. Soil stories focuses on soil science. The unit is aligned withCalifornia State Science Standards and the entire curriculum is available for purchaseonline. Select grade-specific units are available for download as PDF.

http://www.lifelab.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2ndGradeSoilStories2012.pdf

Teaching OrganicFarming andGardening:

Resources forInstructors.Center for

Agroecology andSustainable Food

SystemsUniversity of

California, SantaCruz

11th-12th 21high school,advanced,

gardening skills,agriculture

A series of downloadable PDF files from the Center for Agroecology and SustainableFood Systems at UC Santa Cruz. Includes topics like organic farming and gardeningskills and practices, soil science, and social and environmental issues in agriculture.

Teaching Organic Farming: Resourcesfor Instructorshttp://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/publications/Teaching%20Organic%20Farming/index.html

Teaching Direct Marketing: Resourcesfor Instructorshttp://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/publications/Teaching%20Direct%20Marketing/index.html

How to Order:http://casfs.ucsc.edu/about/publications/Teaching%20Direct%20Marketing/How%20to%20Order.html

Teaching the FoodSystem 9th-12th 11

high school, foodsystems, public

health, environment

A three-unit curriculum on food security, public health, equity, and the environmentcreated by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. The curriculum is sequencedto trace food from field to plate, but lessons can stand alone or be taught in a differentorder.

www.jhsph.edu/teachingfood














http://www.jhsph.edu/teachingfood

Name ofCurriculum

GradeLevel



The Botany ofDesire 5th-12 Multiple

video, chemistry,history, science, art,middle school, high

school

Based on Michael Pollan's book, The Botany of Desire, PBS video clips are availableonline and are accompanied by lesson plans for grades 5-12. This curriculum toucheson physical and life sciences, chemistry, art, and more. Some topics may beappropriate for incorporation into a Drug/Alcohol awareness program. Probably mostappropriate for advanced and high school learners.

http://www.pbs.org/thebotanyofdesire/lesson-plans.phpandhttp://www.pbslearningmedia.org/search/?q=botany%20of%20desire&selected_facets=supplemental_curriculum_hierarchy_nodes%3A1d4a579f-fe4c-4751-80bb-2033e764aaed&display=botany%20of%20desire

The EdibleSchoolyard

Berkeley6th-8th Multiple

middle school,kitchen, cooking,nutrition, science,English, History,

Social Studies, Art,Culinary, Garden,

ProfessionalDevelopment,

Nutrition Education,Lessons

A searchable database of user-generated lessons and best practices for edibleeducation programming and professional development at the Edible SchoolyardBerkeley.

http://edibleschoolyard.org/program/edible-schoolyard-berkeley?quicktabs_programs=1

The Food Project 9th-12th Multiplehigh school, foodsystems, science,gardening, youth

empowerment

The Food Project offers four online curricula: its Sustainable Agriculture Curricula todownload on its own, and the three other parts of its Summer Youth Program curriculumonline in its "manuals" section.

http://thefoodproject.org/sustainable-agriculture-curriculum

USDA's Agriculturein the ClassroomLesson Library

Pre K- 12th 100+elementary school,middle school, highschool, agriculture

An extensive searchable online library of ag literacy related lessons. Great searchfunction to find specific types of lessons for all grade levels.

http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/index.htm

USDA's ThePeople's GardenGarden-Based

CurriculumDatabase

PreK-12th 100+

preschool,elementary school,middle school, highschool, faith-based,history and culture,

language arts,math, nutrition,

physical education,science

This database has Garden-Based Curriculum for all grade levels (PreK-12) and a varietyof subject areas.

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=garden_based_curriculum.html&contentidonly=true

Vermont FEED'sFood, Farm, &

Nutrition CurriculumUnits

K-12th 48


school, history,nutrition, local food,

service learning

Vermont FEED works with schools to raise awareness about healthy food, good nutritionand the role of farms and farmers. Seven food, farm, and nutrition based units forelementary through high school levels. All lessons developed to meet Vermonteducational standards.

http://www.vtfeed.org/materials/vermont-farm-school-food-farm-and-nutrition-curriculum-units

WE Garden 1st-6th 11

science, reading,writing, nutrition,

tasting, foodsystems,

elementary school,agriculture

A web-based resource with the mission to increase awareness and understanding ofagriculture among California's educators and students. Includes lesson plans for gradesK-12, as well as teacher resources, newsletters, student-teacher programs in California,and many other California based agriculture education resources. Lesson plans andadditional curricula including, "What's Growin' On?" are available to download in full asPDFs.

www.LearnAboutAg.org/wegarden















http://www.LearnAboutAg.org/wegarden

Age Range Name ofCurriculum Grade Level



PreK-12 orK-12

USDA's Agriculture in theClassroom Lesson

LibraryPre K- 12th 100+

elementary school,middle school, highschool, agriculture

An extensive searchable online library of ag literacyrelated lessons. Great search function to find specifictypes of lessons for all grade levels.


Dig Art! PreK-12th 22



school

This collection of art activities in the garden spans a widerange of ages: some lessons can be adapted up or down(drawing/painting in the garden) others are moreappropriate to older students (photography, plantdyeing). Activities also include musical instrument-making.





Online database of lessons organized by age level andsubject area. Resources are aligned with NationalCommon Core State Standards, and help teachers tointegrate food content into their lessons. Find mini-lessonactivities, independent practice questions, and moregrouped by grade level and learning standard. Helpenrich your classroom with a healthy food culture!


Vermont FEED's Food,Farm, & NutritionCurriculum Units

K-12th 48



service learning

Vermont FEED works with schools to raise awarenessabout healthy food, good nutrition and the role of farmsand farmers. Seven food, farm, and nutrition based unitsfor elementary through high school levels. All lessonsdeveloped to meet Vermont educational standards.


Gardens for Learning K-12th

This resourceoffers lesson

ideas and"spotlights" butnot full lesson

plans



ELA, art, health

Gardens for Learning is a comprehensive guidebook thatprovides information about planning and starting aschool garden, ideas about how to integrate curriculumin the garden, and lists of "lesson ideas" for a number ofsubject areas.


Kids Gardening Lesson &Activity Index Pre-K-12th Multiple




Searchable by completion time, subject matter,education standards, garden type, learning themes,setting, and season, this online database provides awide range of activity ideas and lesson plans that usegardening as a tool for learning.


K-8

Garden Lesson Plansfrom the Huntington

Library, Art Collections,and Botanical Gardens

K-8th 28



arts

A wide variety of lessons revolving around plant and soilnutrition; history, horticulture, and art; and language artsand the garden. Garden vocabulary for primary andsecondary children, as well as supporting materials.


New York BotanicalGarden Lesson Plans K-8th 28 elementary school,

middle school

Online list of lesson plans for various concepts (science,plant parts, ecosystems, weather, living things in thegarden, math) organized by age. Lessons have beencreated to align with the New York City Science Scopeand Sequence and New York State Standards.


EarlyChildhood(PreK-3)

Grow It, Try It, Like It!Preschool Fun with Fruits

and VegetablesPre-Kindergarten 50


nutrition

Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits andVegetables is a garden-themed nutrition education kit forchild care center staff that introduces children to threefruits (peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe) and threevegetables (spinach, sweet potatoes, and crooknecksquash).


Online Curricula and Lesson Plans - BY GRADE LEVEL
























tasting

This website provides a copy of the Network for aHealthy California booklet of garden based education.Including garden set-up, nutrition plans connected toseasonal planting, and motivational tips for physicalactivities with the class. Also includes links to otherregional activities, recipes of the month, and physicalactivity ideas.


George Watts MontessoriEdible Garden 1st-3rd 15



15 lessons developed for the George Watts MontessoriEdible Garden.




This science exploration unit was created by Life Lab(lifelab.org) as part of their Science Curriculum. Soilstories focuses on soil science. The unit is aligned withCalifornia State Science Standards and the entirecurriculum is available for purchase online. Selectgrade-specific units are available for download as PDF.




This science exploration unit was created by Life Lab(lifelab.org) as part of their Science Curriculum. The unitfocuses on pollinators and their role in the gardenecosystem. It is aligned with California State ScienceStandards and the entire curriculum is available forpurchase online. Select grade-specific units areavailable for download as PDF.


ElementarySchool

American HeartAssociation Teaching

GardensPre K-5th 11



cooking

The American Heart Association's set of lessonsengages students in fun, educational, hands-oninvestigations of nutritious fruits and vegetables in andout of the garden.




lessons for 3grade levels (K-1,

2-3, 4-6) and 1sample cooking

lesson (grades 2-3)




Standards

Cooking with Kids motivates and empowers elementaryschool students to develop healthy eating habits throughhands-on learning with fresh, affordable foods fromdiverse cultural traditions. Through cooking classes andtasting classes, students explore varieties of foods usingall of their senses, have fun, and exercise choice. Twocooking and 33 tasting classes available free todownload with registration (free).


Granny's Garden School K-4th 100+elementary school,gardening, science,

math, harvesting

One of the most complete list of lessons used in agarden-based school program that serves 1,800students in Loveland OH. More than just lessons, but acomplete guide to running a comprehensive gardenprogram! Lessons are organized by grade and byseason.




elementary

The Education Outside Lesson Pathway is an outdooreducation curriculum framework that allows educators toplan a comprehensive and sequenced outdoor educationprogram by selecting lessons that are nested into alarger, coherent structure. It is arranged by themes –Basics, Soil, Plants, Creatures, Ecology, Materials, andFood – that can then be organized into an academicschedule, building the key concepts of each theme overa K-5 educational experience.



























tasting

Organized by grade level and season, this onlineresource offers garden-based lessons for spring, winter,and fall. Lessons have a "place-based focus" andhighlight exploration, observation, data-collection,harvesting, and cooking.


Seed to Salad Lessonsfrom Cornell Garden

Based LearningK-6th Multiple

elementary school,spanish, gardening,tasting, harvesting,

nutrition, art

Garden based learning with lessons on garden creation,as well as garden based art projects for elementary agedchildren. Includes links to research done on gardenbased education and teacher resources for setting upand starting garden based education. This resource ismore of an overview or guide, as opposed to traditionallesson plans. Resources also offered in Spanish.






A web-based resource with the mission to increaseawareness and understanding of agriculture amongCalifornia's educators and students. Includes lessonplans for grades K-12, as well as teacher resources,newsletters, student-teacher programs in California, andmany other California based agriculture educationresources. Lesson plans and additional curriculaincluding, "What's Growin' On?" are available todownload in full as PDFs.



elementary school

This curriculum covers science concepts likegermination, seed characteristics, and tropism and anumber of language arts lessons including vocabularyand Paul Fleischman's book Seedfolks.


Kids Cook Farm Fresh-Seasonal recipes,

activities & farm profiles2nd-7th 21

recipes, farmprofiles, gardening,agriculture, science,

Online curriculum available to download whole or inchapters that incorporates lesson plans on gardeningand agricultural techniques and principles with recipesand farmer profiles.



OGP is an easy to follow tool-kit for instructors with littleor no experience in cooking or gardening. Lessons aredivided into "Garden" and "Kitchen." Lessons can beread online and also downloaded as PDFs. Each has anaccompanying video meant to reinforce the text.




physical education

An 8-session evidence-based course,empowerME4Life equips youth with the skills andknowledge to eat better and move more. Each 45-minutesession builds on the last to reinforce lifelong skills fornutrition and fitness. Teen and adult facilitators can useempowerME4Life in afterschool and communityenvironments to teach the 5 steps to healthier living.




This science exploration unit was created by Life Lab(lifelab.org) as part of their Science Curriculum. The unitfocuses on plant and animal habitats and gardenbiodiversity. It is aligned with California State ScienceStandards and the entire curriculum is available forpurchase online. Select grade-specific units areavailable for download as PDF.


George Watts MontessoriEdible Garden 4th-5th 15
























Nutrition to Grow On 4th-6th 27nutrition, physical

activities,consumerism

An innovative curriculum for grades four through six thatoffers teachers a direct link between the garden andnutrition education. Nine lessons are designed to teachchildren and their families about nutrition by relating eachlesson to a garden activity. The curriculum uses thegarden to integrate disciplines, including science,mathematics, language arts, history, environmentalstudies, nutrition and health, while reinforcing some ofthe California academic content standards. 191 pages,download by lesson or whole document.



food systems

This curriculum created by the USDA Food and NutritionService offers ten inquiry-based lessons in nutritioneducation. You can download the teacher's guide andindividual lesson plans online.


MiddleSchool(6-8)

Helping Youth Eat Real;created for Food Day by

Columbia TeachersCollege

Adaptable forelementary,

middle, and highschool students


Created for Food Day (October 24 every year), theselessons are about eating fresh and healthy food,eliminating processed foods, and advocating for healthycommunities. Lessons may be adapted for younger orolder students. This curriculum guide aligns with anumber of common core standards.





Created by the Center for Ecoliteracy, this curriculumincludes lesson plans to accompany the film "Nourish:Food + Community." The video must be purchasedseparately from its producers: it is available athttp://www.nourishlife.org. Intended for middle schoolstudents, it covers the industrial food system, local foodsystem, seasonal food, food and culture, ecosystems,and food advertising. The curriculum ends with a schoollunchroom survey and several suggestions for "actionprojects." Student handouts also available in Spanish.


The Edible SchoolyardBerkeley 6th-8th Multiple





A searchable database of user-generated lessons andbest practices for edible education programming andprofessional development at the Edible SchoolyardBerkeley.




school, high school

Recognized as a National Resources Defence Council"pick of the week," EcoHealth 101 offers ten lessons inthe science of climate change, the environment, andhuman health. This curriculum provides "chapters" withreadings and lesson plans, including a good chapter andlesson plan for genetically modified foods.























MiddleSchool -

High School

The Botany of Desire 5th-12 Multiplevideo, chemistry,

history, science, art,middle school, high

school

Based on Michael Pollan's book, The Botany of Desire,PBS video clips are available online and areaccompanied by lesson plans for grades 5-12. Thiscurriculum touches on physical and life sciences,chemistry, art, and more. Some topics may beappropriate for incorporation into a Drug/Alcoholawareness program. Probably most appropriate foradvanced and high school learners.


Plants and Textiles fromCornell Garden Based

Learning5th-12th 5


school

This set of five lessons explores how plants are used in avariety of textiles (ropes, mats, nets, dyes, and paper).Instructions for creating these different textiles areintegrated with history, science, and technology lessons.Individual lessons could potentially be integrated inHistory and Social Studies courses for various culturesusing these types of textiles.


Discovering Our FoodSystem from Cornell

Garden Based Learning6th-12th 35




Created by Cornell Garden Based Learning, thiscurriculum introduces students in grades 6-12 to globaland local food systems, nutrition, food labeling andadvertising and then turns students' attention to their ownschool and communities with a "lunchroom laboratory"investigation and action project. Available to purchase inhard-copy for $20 or free to download as a PDF.





identification,

Over the course of 10 weeks, students learn how to plana garden, transplant seedlings, water sustainably, andamend the soil. They also learn to identify differentvegetables and herbs, and utilize these plants in healthyrecipes from herbal teas to organic salad dressings.Connections to practical math, history, literacy andobserved art create a dynamic gardening learningexperience that makes the sciences more meaningful.



A team-based, service-learning program that fostersteamwork in an effort to help students learn and developkey leadership skills as they take action to solve real-lifehunger issues.


High SchoolLife Learning Adademy:Organic Opportunities 9th-12th 21



A 21-lesson unit incorporating construction, vocationalskills, marketing, gardening, and english/writing. Writtenby Life Learning Academy, the curriculum is used forstudents in vocational programs in high schools butcould be used and adapted for a variety of schools.




health, environment

A three-unit curriculum on food security, public health,equity, and the environment created by the JohnsHopkins Center for a Livable Future. The curriculum issequenced to trace food from field to plate, but lessonscan stand alone or be taught in a different order.


Leaders in EnvironmentalAction for the Future(LEAF) Anthology forUrban Environmental

Education

9th-12th Multiple



This online resource offers lesson plans to teachers ofhigh school urban environmental education in threedifferent areas: Natural Cities (urban ecology, naturalsystems), Human Cities (communities, health, politics,justice, population, culture), and Evolving Cities(infrastructure, urban history, future of cities, and builtenvironment).






















empowerment

The Food Project offers four online curricula: itsSustainable Agriculture Curricula to download on its own,and the three other parts of its Summer Youth Programcurriculum online in its "manuals" section.


Teaching OrganicFarming and Gardening:

Resources for Instructors.Center for Agroecologyand Sustainable Food

SystemsUniversity of California,

Santa Cruz



A series of downloadable PDF files from the Center forAgroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UCSanta Cruz. Includes topics like organic farming andgardening skills and practices, soil science, and socialand environmental issues in agriculture.




Schoolyard to Market 9th-12th 16market, foodsystem, high


Schoolyard to Market is a youth development andentrepreneurship program created in January 2011 byEducation Outside in partnership with the Center forUrban Education for Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA).This step-by-step curriculum guide directs students onhow to develop a planting plan, nurture crops in theschool garden, and harvest the crop and take it to marketto sell. This 16-week program is intended to be usedsequentially but can also be used for independentlessons.







Subject Name ofCurriculum Grade Level Number of

Lesson Plans Tags Description Website

AgricultureUSDA's Agriculturein the ClassroomLesson Library

Pre K- 12th 100+elementary school,middle school, highschool, agriculture

An extensive searchable online library of ag literacy relatedlessons. Great search function to find specific types oflessons for all grade levels.






A web-based resource with the mission to increaseawareness and understanding of agriculture amongCalifornia's educators and students. Includes lesson plans forgrades K-12, as well as teacher resources, newsletters,student-teacher programs in California, and many otherCalifornia based agriculture education resources. Lessonplans and additional curricula including, "What's Growin' On?"are available to download in full as PDFs.






Online curriculum available to download whole or in chaptersthat incorporates lesson plans on gardening and agriculturaltechniques and principles with recipes and farmer profiles.









A series of downloadable PDF files from the Center forAgroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC SantaCruz. Includes topics like organic farming and gardeningskills and practices, soil science, and social andenvironmental issues in agriculture.




ArtDig Art! PreK-12th 22



school

This collection of art activities in the garden spans a widerange of ages: some lessons can be adapted up or down(drawing/painting in the garden) others are more appropriateto older students (photography, plant dyeing). Activities alsoinclude musical instrument-making.





Online database of lessons organized by age level andsubject area. Resources are aligned with National CommonCore State Standards, and help teachers to integrate foodcontent into their lessons. Find mini-lesson activities,independent practice questions, and more grouped by gradelevel and learning standard. Help enrich your classroom witha healthy food culture!





nutrition, art

Garden based learning with lessons on garden creation, aswell as garden based art projects for elementary agedchildren. Includes links to research done on garden basededucation and teacher resources for setting up and startinggarden based education. This resource is more of anoverview or guide, as opposed to traditional lesson plans.Resources also offered in Spanish.




K-8th 28



arts

A wide variety of lessons revolving around plant and soilnutrition; history, horticulture, and art; and language arts andthe garden. Garden vocabulary for primary and secondarychildren, as well as supporting materials.


Online Curricula and Lesson Plans - BY SUBJECT MATTER

















5th-12th 5


school

This set of five lessons explores how plants are used in avariety of textiles (ropes, mats, nets, dyes, and paper).Instructions for creating these different textiles are integratedwith history, science, and technology lessons. Individuallessons could potentially be integrated in History and SocialStudies courses for various cultures using these types oftextiles.




elementary

The Education Outside Lesson Pathway is an outdooreducation curriculum framework that allows educators to plana comprehensive and sequenced outdoor education programby selecting lessons that are nested into a larger, coherentstructure. It is arranged by themes – Basics, Soil, Plants,Creatures, Ecology, Materials, and Food – that can then beorganized into an academic schedule, building the keyconcepts of each theme over a K-5 educational experience.




school

Based on Michael Pollan's book, The Botany of Desire, PBSvideo clips are available online and are accompanied bylesson plans for grades 5-12. This curriculum touches onphysical and life sciences, chemistry, art, and more. Sometopics may be appropriate for incorporation into aDrug/Alcohol awareness program. Probably mostappropriate for advanced and high school learners.



This resource offerslesson ideas and

"spotlights" but notfull lesson plans



ELA, art, health

Gardens for Learning is a comprehensive guidebook thatprovides information about planning and starting a schoolgarden, ideas about how to integrate curriculum in thegarden, and lists of "lesson ideas" for a number of subjectareas.







Searchable by completion time, subject matter, educationstandards, garden type, learning themes, setting, andseason, this online database provides a wide range of activityideas and lesson plans that use gardening as a tool forlearning.


Cooking,Recipes,

and Tasting





cooking

The American Heart Association's set of lessons engagesstudents in fun, educational, hands-on investigations ofnutritious fruits and vegetables in and out of the garden.




lessons for 3 gradelevels (K-1, 2-3, 4-6) and 1 samplecooking lesson

(grades 2-3)




Standards

Cooking with Kids motivates and empowers elementaryschool students to develop healthy eating habits throughhands-on learning with fresh, affordable foods from diversecultural traditions. Through cooking classes and tastingclasses, students explore varieties of foods using all of theirsenses, have fun, and exercise choice. Two cooking and 33tasting classes available free to download with registration(free).



OGP is an easy to follow tool-kit for instructors with little or noexperience in cooking or gardening. Lessons are divided into"Garden" and "Kitchen." Lessons can be read online andalso downloaded as PDFs. Each has an accompanying videomeant to reinforce the text.






















tasting

This website provides a copy of the Network for a HealthyCalifornia booklet of garden based education. Includinggarden set-up, nutrition plans connected to seasonalplanting, and motivational tips for physical activities with theclass. Also includes links to other regional activities, recipesof the month, and physical activity ideas.



Garden1st-3rd 15






Garden4th-5th 15











food systems




VegetablesPre-Kindergarten 50


nutrition

Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits andVegetables is a garden-themed nutrition education kit forchild care center staff that introduces children to three fruits(peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe) and threevegetables (spinach, sweet potatoes, and crooknecksquash).









tasting

Organized by grade level and season, this online resourceoffers garden-based lessons for spring, winter, and fall.Lessons have a "place-based focus" and highlightexploration, observation, data-collection, harvesting, andcooking.








A searchable database of user-generated lessons and bestpractices for edible education programming and professionaldevelopment at the Edible Schoolyard Berkeley.

























identification,

Over the course of 10 weeks, students learn how to plan agarden, transplant seedlings, water sustainably, and amendthe soil. They also learn to identify different vegetables and

herbs, and utilize these plants in healthy recipes from herbalteas to organic salad dressings. Connections to practicalmath, history, literacy and observed art create a dynamic

gardening learning experience that makes the sciences moremeaningful.


EnglishLanguage

Arts





A 21-lesson unit incorporating construction, vocational skills,marketing, gardening, and english/writing. Written by LifeLearning Academy, the curriculum is used for students invocational programs in high schools but could be used andadapted for a variety of schools.




K-8th 28



arts




elementary school

This curriculum covers science concepts like germination,seed characteristics, and tropism and a number of languagearts lessons including vocabulary and Paul Fleischman'sbook Seedfolks.



Garden1st-3rd 15






Garden4th-5th 15






consumerism

An innovative curriculum for grades four through six thatoffers teachers a direct link between the garden and nutritioneducation. Nine lessons are designed to teach children andtheir families about nutrition by relating each lesson to agarden activity. The curriculum uses the garden to integratedisciplines, including science, mathematics, language arts,history, environmental studies, nutrition and health, whilereinforcing some of the California academic contentstandards. 191 pages, download by lesson or wholedocument.







ELA, art, health










FoodSystems


food systems






























Created by the Center for Ecoliteracy, this curriculumincludes lesson plans to accompany the film "Nourish: Food+ Community." The video must be purchased separatelyfrom its producers: it is available at http://www.nourishlife.org.Intended for middle school students, it covers the industrialfood system, local food system, seasonal food, food andculture, ecosystems, and food advertising. The curriculumends with a school lunchroom survey and severalsuggestions for "action projects." Student handouts alsoavailable in Spanish.




6th-12th 35




Created by Cornell Garden Based Learning, this curriculumintroduces students in grades 6-12 to global and local foodsystems, nutrition, food labeling and advertising and thenturns students' attention to their own school and communitieswith a "lunchroom laboratory" investigation and action project.Available to purchase in hard-copy for $20 or free todownload as a PDF.




health, environment

A three-unit curriculum on food security, public health, equity,and the environment created by the Johns Hopkins Centerfor a Livable Future. The curriculum is sequenced to tracefood from field to plate, but lessons can stand alone or betaught in a different order.




elementary



Schoolyard toMarket 9th-12th 16

market, foodsystem, high


Schoolyard to Market is a youth development andentrepreneurship program created in January 2011 byEducation Outside in partnership with the Center for UrbanEducation for Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA). This step-by-step curriculum guide directs students on how to develop aplanting plan, nurture crops in the school garden, and harvestthe crop and take it to market to sell. This 16-week programis intended to be used sequentially but can also be used forindependent lessons.
































empowerment

The Food Project offers four online curricula: its SustainableAgriculture Curricula to download on its own, and the threeother parts of its Summer Youth Program curriculum online inits "manuals" section.


GardeningSkills



tasting





math, harvesting

One of the most complete list of lessons used in a garden-based school program that serves 1,800 students inLoveland OH. More than just lessons, but a complete guideto running a comprehensive garden program! Lessons areorganized by grade and by season.





nutrition, art




Garden1st-3rd 15






Garden4th-5th 15





















































tasting




empowerment






identification,

Over the course of 10 weeks, students learn how to plan agarden, transplant seedlings, water sustainably, and amendthe soil. They also learn to identify different vegetables andherbs, and utilize these plants in healthy recipes from herbalteas to organic salad dressings. Connections to practicalmath, history, literacy and observed art create a dynamicgardening learning experience that makes the sciences moremeaningful.


Health andNutrition





cooking

The American Heart Association's set of lessons engagesstudents in fun, educational, hands-on investigations ofnutritious fruits and vegetables in and out of the garden.




lessons for 3 gradelevels (K-1, 2-3, 4-6) and 1 samplecooking lesson

(grades 2-3)




Standards

Cooking with Kids motivates and empowers elementaryschool students to develop healthy eating habits throughhands-on learning with fresh, affordable foods from diversecultural traditions. Through cooking classes and tastingclasses, students explore varieties of foods using all of theirsenses, have fun, and exercise choice. Two cooking and 33tasting classes available free to download with registration(free).
























tasting





consumerism



Helping Youth EatReal; created for

Food Day byColumbia Teachers

College

Adaptable forelementary, middle,

and high schoolstudents


Created for Food Day (October 24 every year), these lessonsare about eating fresh and healthy food, eliminatingprocessed foods, and advocating for healthy communities.Lessons may be adapted for younger or older students. Thiscurriculum guide aligns with a number of common corestandards.




6th-12th 35




Created by Cornell Garden Based Learning, this curriculumintroduces students in grades 6-12 to global and local foodsystems, nutrition, food labeling and advertising and thenturns students' attention to their own school and communitieswith a "lunchroom laboratory" investigation and action project.Available to purchase in hard-copy for $20 or free todownload as a PDF.



VegetablesPre-Kindergarten 50


nutrition

Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits andVegetables is a garden-themed nutrition education kit forchild care center staff that introduces children to three fruits(peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe) and threevegetables (spinach, sweet potatoes, and crooknecksquash).





nutrition, art





K-12th 48



service learning

Vermont FEED works with schools to raise awareness abouthealthy food, good nutrition and the role of farms andfarmers. Seven food, farm, and nutrition based units forelementary through high school levels. All lessons developedto meet Vermont educational standards.































elementary




food systems








ELA, art, health












Education

9th-12th Multiple



This online resource offers lesson plans to teachers of highschool urban environmental education in three differentareas: Natural Cities (urban ecology, natural systems),Human Cities (communities, health, politics, justice,population, culture), and Evolving Cities (infrastructure, urbanhistory, future of cities, and built environment).













identification,

Over the course of 10 weeks, students learn how to plan agarden, transplant seedlings, water sustainably, and amendthe soil. They also learn to identify different vegetables andherbs, and utilize these plants in healthy recipes from herbalteas to organic salad dressings. Connections to practicalmath, history, literacy and observed art create a dynamicgardening learning experience that makes the sciences moremeaningful.


MathFarm to Desk Wiki PreK-12th Multiple




























math, harvesting





middle school

Online list of lesson plans for various concepts (science,plant parts, ecosystems, weather, living things in the garden,math) organized by age. Lessons have been created to alignwith the New York City Science Scope and Sequence andNew York State Standards.



Garden1st-3rd 15






Garden4th-5th 15





elementary school





consumerism





















ELA, art, health



MusicDig Art! PreK-12th 22



school

This collection of art activities in the garden spans a widerange of ages: some lessons can be adapted up or down(drawing/painting in the garden) others are more appropriateto older students (photography, plant dyeing). Activities alsoinclude musical instrument-making.


























PhysicalEducation



tasting





consumerism





physical education

An 8-session evidence-based course,empowerME4Life equips youth with the skills and knowledgeto eat better and move more. Each 45-minute session buildson the last to reinforce lifelong skills for nutrition and fitness.Teen and adult facilitators can use empowerME4Life inafterschool and community environments to teach the 5 stepsto healthier living.









ServiceLearning



K-12th 48



service learning




A team-based, service-learning program that fostersteamwork in an effort to help students learn and develop keyleadership skills as they take action to solve real-life hungerissues.


ScienceFarm to Desk Wiki PreK-12th Multiple







math, harvesting




















Lesson Plans Tags Description WebsiteGarden LessonPlans from the


K-8th 28



arts





middle school

Online list of lesson plans for various concepts (science,plant parts, ecosystems, weather, living things in the garden,math) organized by age. Lessons have been created to alignwith the New York City Science Scope and Sequence andNew York State Standards.



Garden1st-3rd 15






Garden4th-5th 15












This science exploration unit was created by Life Lab(lifelab.org) as part of their Science Curriculum. Soil storiesfocuses on soil science. The unit is aligned with CaliforniaState Science Standards and the entire curriculum isavailable for purchase online. Select grade-specific units areavailable for download as PDF.



elementary school











This science exploration unit was created by Life Lab(lifelab.org) as part of their Science Curriculum. The unitfocuses on pollinators and their role in the garden ecosystem.It is aligned with California State Science Standards and theentire curriculum is available for purchase online. Selectgrade-specific units are available for download as PDF.







This science exploration unit was created by Life Lab(lifelab.org) as part of their Science Curriculum. The unitfocuses on plant and animal habitats and garden biodiversity.It is aligned with California State Science Standards and theentire curriculum is available for purchase online. Selectgrade-specific units are available for download as PDF.






























consumerism





5th-12th 5


school





school













elementary





school, high school

Recognized as a National Resources Defence Council "pickof the week," EcoHealth 101 offers ten lessons in the scienceof climate change, the environment, and human health. Thiscurriculum provides "chapters" with readings and lessonplans, including a good chapter and lesson plan forgenetically modified foods.

































ELA, art, health





Education

9th-12th Multiple



This online resource offers lesson plans to teachers of highschool urban environmental education in three differentareas: Natural Cities (urban ecology, natural systems),Human Cities (communities, health, politics, justice,population, culture), and Evolving Cities (infrastructure, urbanhistory, future of cities, and built environment).



empowerment




tasting



SocialStudies/History








5th-12th 5


school





K-8th 28



arts






















K-12th 48



service learning





consumerism





school








ELA, art, health











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