Gardening with kids is a great learning opportunity to teach math, science, social studies, reading, writing and social skills. We often underestimate the power of a garden as an educational tool.
Here at The Educators’ Spin On It, we strongly urge parents and teachers to PLANT A SEED with your child and watch them grow.
Kids in the Garden – Learning and Growing
Kids in the Garden – Learning and Growing, is a collection of articles all geared to help parents and teachers interact with their children in the garden.
We hope to provide you with tips on which plants to choose, how to incorporate academics into your gardening, and give you some ideas on how to make your garden more “global.”
Gardening Activities with Kids Here at The Educators’ Spin On It
- Garden Science SOIL: Common Core Connection by Amanda Boyarshinov
- Getting Started in 3 Easy Steps by Birute Efe
- Cultivating Enthusiasm for Gardening All Season Long by Matthew Hiemstra
- Giving Kids Ownership in the Planning Phases of Gardening by MaryAnne
- Best Herbs to Grow with Kids by Victoria
- Best Flowers to Grow with Kids by Kitchen Counter Chronicles
- Best Vegetables to Grow with Kids by Becky
- Community Gardens by Amandine Hom
- Homesteading by Vanessa Vargas Wilson
- Preschool Gardens by Dayna
- Preschool Gardening; Watering by Katie
- Measurement in the Garden by Amanda Boyarshinov
- Counting in the Garden by The Fairy and The Frog
- Worms and Composing by Sandi Purdel Lewis
- Experimenting with Propagation by Gailina
- Learning about Bees by Helen
- Building a Garden Book Collection by Amanda Boyarshinov
- An Invitation to Read by Kimberly
- Alphabet Garden Hunt by Growing Book by Book
- Reading Activities in the Garden by Edventures
- Kid-Made Garden Signs by Tutus and Tea Parties
- Herb Painting by Mama Miss
- Painting with Flowers by Nicolette Roux
- Garden Photography with Kids by Kim Vij
- Grow a Musical Instrument by Daria
- South African Cycads By Teach Me Mommy
- Ethiopia Inspired Tef Garden by Julie Corby
- Gardening in Extreme Weather Conditions by Kara
- Indoor Gardening by Betsy Fin
- Bonsai Gardening by Lisa Lewis
- Raising Chickens by La Famille Brown
- Container Gardening with Kids by Carly Seifert
- Gardening with the Whole Family by The Measured Mom
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Plant Units with Kids
Growing Carrots
Growing Peas
Growing Zucchini
Growing Potatoes
Growing Strawberries
Gardening with Kids
60 + Ways to Garden with Kids
Creating Plant Labels with Kids
Creating Seed Paper and Seed Poem
Flowers We Plant for Kids
Indoor Planting
Learning about Pollination with Zucchini
Learning with Love Vegetables with Kids in the Garden
Plant Journals & Indoor Garden
Sensory Garden for Kids
Starting Seeds Indoors
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of Gardening
Transplants vs. Seeds
Academics in the Garden
Cooking from the Garden
30 Ways to Eat Blueberries
Making Vegetable Soup
10 Things to Make with Oranges
Printable Lesson Plans from the Garden
Fruit Group Lesson Plan
Living and Non Living –Printable
Vegetable Group Lesson Plan
Garden Themed Activities and Crafts
Make Flowers with Lids
Butterfly Bookmarks
Book Inspired Activities
Flower Prints with Recycled Products
Video’s From the Garden
Bells in the Garden – video
Growing Peas-Video
Planting Milkweed for Butterflies -video
Planting Seeds with Toddlers- Video
Planting with Kids Video to Encourage Eating Your Veggies
Saving Seeds – video
Join In the Fun:
Have you written a post about learning and growing in the garden? Feel free to grab the Garden Ambassador button and insert it into your post. Let us know in a comment and we will try and share it on one of our favorite social media sites!
Let’s inspire more parents and teachers to garden with their children! #plantaseed
What will you GROW in your GARDEN???
The best practice is to grow your own fruits and vegetables for your family so they can have a clean and fresh taste with its benefit. It is also a fun to do your own planting and it is a good exercise to educate your kids how to plant a vegetable and fruits.
I am so ready for the spring temperatures to get warm enough to start planting in our yard. What a great resource this is.
Thanks Vanessa! Have you tried container gardening or even hydroponics?
Ooh, Joyce, I think that would be a wonderful start! Let us know how it goes!
YEAH Bren! This is wonderful to hear, I will look for your posts!
I'll follow along on Twitter too. We've been talking about starting a small herb garden on our patio!
This is wonderful! I just wish more would grow in our tough Vegas soil. I also adore the resdesign… so adorable! Congrats, ladies!
I love this … and will be sure to join in the fun! @bg_garden on Twitter!
This is a wonderful event and I can't wait to join in the fun! @BG_garden on Twitter
Jeannine, I am so glad you are excited too! We hope to inspire more parents and teachers to garden with their children. It is a great learning experience. Hope some of the articles inspire you!
Wonderful, a month of gardening! We spend a great deal of time in our gardens. I agree, gardening offers such important learning experiences and connections to nature.