Teach a Class

Looking to teach a class?

Engage your community to dig deeper into the science of pollination and pollinators by teaching a class.

Use any of the components of a Master Gardener Volunteer-led class, below.

Promotional Materials

• Use this News Release for promoting this class in your community

• Use this News Release for advertising a scheduled class

Presentation Materials

• Download a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation, Flowers for Pollinators (updated Feb 2020)

  • For audiences with some prior knowledge. 60+min presentation time required

  • Read the Flowers for Pollinators Speaker's Notes (updated Feb 2020) to gain knowledge and prepare you for presentation questions

  • Provide copies of the Flowers for Pollinators Handout (updated Feb 2020) for attendees to take home

• Download a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation, Be Pollinator Friendly

  • For audiences with little or no prior knowledge. 20+min presentation time required.

  • Use the Be Pollinator Friendly Speaker's Notes as a script to guide you through the presentation.

  • Provide copies of the Be Pollinator Friendly Handout for attendees to take home.

Record Keeping and Reporting Materials

• Use this Class Roster (Flowers for Pollinators) or Class Roster (Bee Pollinator Friendly) to collect information from attendees

• Use this Evaluation Form (Flowers for Pollinators) or Evaluation Form (Bee Pollinator Friendly) to collect feedback from attendees

• Use this Record-Keeping Form (Flowers for Pollinators) or Record-Keeping Form (Be Pollinator Friendly) to compile evaluation results for reporting back

Activities

• Conduct a 'Fridge Survey! to increase awareness of our dependency on pollinators for some of our favorite foods

• Dissect and identify the Parts of a Flower to understand how pollinators use flowers

• Conduct the How Pollinator-Friendly is My Landscape? audit

Resources

• Identify pollinators using this Common Pollinators Found in Minnesota Landscapes guide

• Share the Plants for Minnesota Bees resource from the U of M Bee Squad

• Share the Insect Pollinator Best Management Practices for Minnesota Yards and Gardens resource from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture

• Share the Great Lakes Region Pollinator Plant List from the Xerces Society

Pollinator Garden Designs and Plant Lists

• Use examples of designs and plantings to help class attendees get started on their own pollinator-friendly gardens:

  • Plant List for pollinator-friendly gardens

  • Plant List (shortened) for pollinator-friendly gardens

  • Pollinator Garden #1

  • Pollinator Garden #2

  • Pollinator Garden #3

  • Discovery Prairie Pollinator Garden - Large Area #1

  • Discovery Prairie Pollinator Garden - Large Area #2

  • Discovery Prairie Pollinator Garden - Small Area #1

  • Discovery Prairie Pollinator Garden - Small Area #2

  • Discovery Prairie Pollinator Garden - Small Area #3