In our recent article titled “When Can Kids Start Gardening?” (which is today, by the way) we discussed the physical fitness development element of the activity. It’s absolutely true that gardening will help your children build core strength and...
When Can Kids Start Gardening? Allow us to take you on a little exercise. It’ll be brief, we promise! Open up your Google (or BING if you prefer) search bar and start typing in “when can kids start…” and you’ll discover the search engine...
What Maui Can Teach Your Students About Garden and Farm Preservation Teachers often use current events to teach students of all-ages about important concepts. Often these current events are tragic, but they come with lessons that are important to learn about, even (or...
Seed Preservation Lesson Plan for Your Students The new school year is here! We’re taking the opportunity to expand upon the Growing Plants in the Classroom lesson plan from last month with a look at – seed preservation. It’s important to teach your...
How Kids Can Help Protect Bees this Summer The warm summer months are peak bee season across Canada. When most us (grownups) were younger, we considered the yellow and black insect to be a threat to summertime fun as we ran in fear of being stung. Thankfully the...
Growing Plants in the Classroom The next school semester is weeks away (at press) and as an educator you can’t help but wonder what new and exciting things to introduce to your students in the year ahead. You may have explored a gardening project on your school...