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Educational Programs, Curriculum Guides & Children's Gardening Activities
This list was compiled with the assistance of the American Horticultural Society (Melanie Bonacorsa) and the Cleveland Botanical Garden.
Organization | Contact Info | Description |
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Agriculture in the Classroom | Greg Smith, Acting National Program Leader USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Stop 2251 Washington, DC 20250-2251 Phone: (202) 720-2067 |
The Teacher Center has information and resources that you can use in your classroom. |
AIMS Education Foundation | P.O. Box 8120 Fresno, CA 93747 Toll-free: (888) 733-2467 |
Activities Integrating Math and Science |
American Forests: Resources for Kids | American Forests PO BOX 2000 Washington, DC 20013 Phone: (202) 737-1944 E-mail: info@amfor.org |
Interactive site that uses cartoon characters to focus on trees for kids pre-K through 6th grade with lesson plans for teachers and conservation activities for families. |
American Horticultural Society | 7931 E Boulevard Dr. Alexandria, VA 22308 Toll-free: (800) 777-7931 Fax: (703) 768-8700 |
The AHS created the Children & Youth Garden Symposium to reconnect children with nature. |
Audubon Adventures | Contact Bonnie Godfrey Help desk at the Sharon Audubon Center Sharon, Conn. (800) 813-5037 education@audubon.org |
Award-winning environmental education program about the natural world and how to protect it. Classroom edition for grades 3-5 |
Composting for Kids | Travis County AgriLife Extension 1600B Smith Rd Austin, Texas 78721 Phone: (512) 854-9600 |
A scripted slide set written and produced by Robert E. (Skip) Richter |
The Edible Schoolyard | The Edible Schoolyard Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School 1781 Rose Street Berkeley, CA 94703 Phone: (510) 558-1335 E-mail: info@edibleschoolyard.org |
A program of the Chez Panisse Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by chef and author Alice Waters. |
Environmental Education in Georgia | EEinGeorgia.org Coordinator Kim Bailey E-mail: kim@eeingeorgia.org Phone: (404) 362-2788 |
Environmental education lesson plans and activities |
Fast Plants® | Wisconsin Fast Plants® Program University of Wisconsin – Madison Science House - 1630 Linden Dr Madison, WI 53706 info@fastplants.org |
Join thousands of teachers worldwide who use Fast Plants® to bring science alive in their classrooms. |
Florida 4-H Project Materials: Gardening and Plant Sciences |
Florida 4-H Youth Development 3103 McCarty Hall B PO Box 110225 Gainesville, FL 32611-0225 (352) 846-0996 fourh@ifas.ufl.edu |
List and detailed description of available activity guides and curricula |
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc. | Lisa Gaskalla, Executive Director Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc. Bldg 440, Mowry Rd PO Box 110015 Gainesville, FL 32611-0015 |
Curricula, materials, and grants to educate students about the importance of agriculture. |
Project WILD Florida--Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Project WILD Division of Habitat & Species Conservation Exotic Species Section Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 620 South Meridian Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 FLProjectWILD@MyFWC.com |
Creative ways to teach science, math or language arts; connect your students with nature; or learn new outdoor skills |
Florida Project Learning Tree | Nancy Peterson, Florida PLT Coordinator School of Forest Resources and Conservation University of Florida/IFAS P.O. Box 110410 Gainesville, FL 32611-0831 Phone: (352) 846-0848 E-mail: njp@ufl.edu |
Uses trees and forests as the context to help young people gain an awareness and knowledge of natural and built environments. |
Green Teacher Magazine | Green Teacher PO Box 452 Niagara Falls, NY 14304-0452 info@greenteacher.com |
Resources to help educators to promote global and environmental awareness among young people. |
Journey North | Journey North 1321 Bragg Hill Road Norwich, Vermont 05055 (802) 425-2252 |
Journey North engages K-12 students in an online global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. |
Junior Master Gardener Program | National JMG Program Office 225 Horticulture/Forestry Bldg. Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-2134 Phone: (979) 845-8565 |
Igniting a passion for learning, success and service through a unique gardening education |
KidsGardening! | National Gardening Association 1100 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 Toll-free: (800) 538-7476 (800-LETSGRO) Fax: (802) 864-6889 |
Grants, curricula, and resources for youth gardens |
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center | If you have any questions about teacher training or curriculum, please contact Stephen Brueggerhoff at (512) 232-0112 |
Instructor resources, general in nature. They can be used to prepare or teach in a variety of settings. |
LaMotte Chemical Products Company | P.O. Box 329 Chestertown, MD 21620 (800) 344-3100 |
Curriculum kits on elementary and middle-school environmental science education |
League of Environmental Educators in Florida | The League of Environmental Educators in Florida LEEF P.O. Box 540605 Lake Worth, FL 33454-0605 leeflet@comcast.net |
Promotes environmental education in Florida at all levels and through a variety of methods and resources |
Learning Through Landscapes | 3rd Floor, Southside Offices The Law Courts Winchester S023 9DL United Kingdom |
Books, toolkits, and DVDs that will help improve the outdoor provision in your school or early years setting. |
Life Lab Science Program | 1156 High St. Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Phone: (831) 459-2001 lifelab@lifelab.org |
Nonprofit with programs and curricula to help schools develop gardens where children can create "living laboratories." |
Michigan 4-H: Plants, Soils & Gardening |
Extension Specialist Department of Horticulture Michigan State University 414 Plant and Soil Sciences Building East Lansing, MI 48824-1325 (517) 355-5191, Ext. 1404 |
Learning materials on herb, flower, and vegetable gardening |
National 4-H Gardening Curriculum | National 4-H Council 7100 Connecticut Ave. Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4999 (301) 961-2934 4HStuff@fourhcouncil.edu |
Order gardening curricula |
Nature Explore Arbor Day Foundation |
For information on Classroom Certification, or for ordering and customer service, email service@natureexplore.org Or call (888) 908-8733. |
The Nature Explore Program provides research-based workshops, design consultations and hands-on, field-tested resources to schools. |
National Junior Horticulture Association | 15 Railroad Ave. Homer City, PA 15748 Web site: http://www.njha.org |
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National Environmental Education Week: School Garden Curricula | National Environmental Education Foundation 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 160 Washington, DC 20008 Phone: (202) 833-2933 Fax: (202) 261-6464 |
The curricula listed on this webpage have been selected in light of their adherence to state, national, and/or NAAEE educational standards and are thus suitable for classroom use |
National Science Resources Center | 901 D Street SW, Suite 704B Washington, DC 20024 |
Contact for curriculum; reading resources; communications and media: Dr. Thomas A. Emrick, Deputy Director-Publisher |
National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education | Bora Simmons National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education 2635 Lincoln St. Eugene, OR 97405 |
From the North American Association for Environmental Education, a series of guidelines that set the standards for high-quality environmental education. |
School Garden Wizard | Eliza Fournier Manager of School and Community Gardening E-mail: schoolgardenwizard@chicagobotanic.org |
For America's K-12 school community through a partnership between the United States Botanic Garden and Chicago Botanic Garden |
School Yard Habitats® | National Wildlife Federation 11100 Wildlife Center Dr Reston VA 20190 |
Assists schools in developing outdoor classrooms where educators and students learn how to attract and support local wildlife. |
Seeds for Education | Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes PO Box 1274 Appleton, WI 54912 |
Web resources for school natural areas |
TOPS Learning Systems | 10970 S Mulin Rd. Canby, OR 97013 E-mail: rmarson@topscience.org Phone: (503) 263-2040 |
Hands-on projects that use everyday items in math and science experiments. |
Trees for Life | Trees for Life International 3006 W. Saint Louis St. Wichita, KS 67203-5129 Phone: (316) 945-6929 E-mail: email@treesforlife.org |
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Treetures® Environmental Education Program | The Treetures® Environmental Educational Program 4 Hamilton Rd. Scarsdale, NY 10583 Phone: (800) 863-7175 |
Introducing children 3-10 to the function, benefits, and importance of trees |
TWIGS Gardening & Nutrition Curriculum | Marilyn J. Johns University of California Cooperative Extension 80 Stone Pine Road, Suite 100 Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 Phone: (650) 726-9059 E-mail: mjjohns@ucdavis.edu |
Helps children learn about healthy food choices through a connection to gardening |
Wisconsin Fast Plants® | Wisconsin Fast Plants® Program University of Wisconsin–Madison Science House 1630 Linden Drive Madison, WI 53706 info@fastplants.org |
Plants have a super-fast life cycle and come in complete materials kits. |
Young Naturalist | Young Naturalist Company 717 42nd Street West Des Moines, Iowa 50265 Phone: (515) 745-4942 E-mail: mcoady@youngnaturalistcompany.com |
Kits consist of lesson plans, activities and natural plant material that has been dried and packaged for student use. |