Resources for Teachers
Please view our School Garden Program Overview & Guide for details about our program, logistics, and more.
(Note: Our curriculum docs evolve. Please check with Jen & Leila if you have questions and to ensure you are accessing the most recent/accurate curriculum docs.)
FOR ADDITIONAL CURRICULUM RESOURCES, PLEASE VISIT THESE PAGES:
Includes video and text tutorials for the following lessons:
Kindergarten (Soil Detectives, The Rotten Truth, Garden Helpers)
First Grade (Root Exploration, Leaf Exploration)
Second Grade (Growing Winter Rye, Soil PSAs)
UPDATE: Farmer Leila will be leading some of these lessons in the winter and spring of 2022. Please email tunnelll@arps.org if you have questions or would like to lead additional lessons.
All-Grade Virtual Garden Tours
First Grade Garden Curriculum
Bonus lessons
Third Grade Garden Curriculum
Fall Garden Lesson 1: Virtual scavenger hunt of Brookfield Farm
1-page lesson support document to help you lead the lesson synchronously or asynchronously
Optional lesson extension printout of a wildlife scavenger hunt for students to complete at home:
Garden Wildlife Scavenger Hunt (How do plants and animals interact? Let's continue to explore our garden ecosystems!)
Plant Life Cycle Book (Create your own version of Du Iz Tak all over again!)
Print double-sided and select printing option to flip sheets on short edge to create the book format, then just fold sheets in the middle!
Libro del Ciclo de Vida de la Planta (¡Crea tu propio libro de Du Iz Tak!)
Bonus lessons