US Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture: Usda Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Interactive USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows which plants are most likely to thrive at a specified location. Searchable by zip code, state , or temperature.
Texas A&M University
Aggie Horticulture: Kinder Garden: School Gardens
Get all the information needed to begin and maintain a school garden and a composting program. Features include step-by-step slide shows for creating a school garden or compost program.
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy: Gardens Activity Guide: Soil
In this lesson students conduct a soil analysis to understand soil types and explore the relationship between the garden and healthy, fertile soil. Soil is a natural resource that is crucial to life on Earth and when managed properly, it...
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy: Gardens Activity Guide: Habitats
For this lesson students learn how the garden provides habitat for a variety of different animal species. They make observations and collect data to determine which species inhabit the garden. They will investigate relationships among...
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy: Gardens Activity Guide: Water
In this guide helps students understand their garden as a model watershed through the collection and analysis of rainwater filtration data.[4.06]
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Schools Online: My First Garden
An interactive guide to "plan[ning], nurtur[ing], and enjoy[ing] the benefits of a beautiful flower or vegetable garden," "My First Garden" clearly relays the basic steps necessary in creating a garden and provides a detailed "Teacher's...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Soils
Seven hands-on lessons module allows students to learn about soils. These inquiry-based investigations explore the kinds and arrangements of materials in soils, the amount of water that flows through soil, and how soil is eroded.
Nature Conservancy
Nature Works Everywhere: Tips for Starting a School Garden
Find a useful guide to help start a school garden. Kids will dig the class project!
Nature Conservancy
Nature Works Everywhere: Rain Garden Resources
Find some tips on how to plant a rain garden to help filter and absorb rain.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Experience Colonial Life
Experience colonial life through a variety of narratives. Topics include the African-American experience, animals, Christmas, clothing, family, food, gardening, manners, politics, religion, tools, and trades.
Other
Arts Connect Ed Playground Make It
Eight fun on-line art activities where young artists get to create, color, and design.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Garden Giants
In this story, a child describes the growth of a sunflower. Includes audio narration in 13 additional languages with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Three Sisters Soup
Read about how the three sisters - beans, corn, and squash - act as companion plants to support each other's growth. Includes audio narration in English and Turkish with text in English.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Plants and Food: Who Loves Flowers?
A storybook about the beauty of flowers. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish, and Turkish with text in English.
Other
Hgtv.com
Learn about decorating, remodeling, gardening, entertaining, and crafts on HGTV.com. Watch video clips, visit the HGTV store, and learn about new home and garden products.
Other
H2ous.org: H20 Use: Gardening Guide
Find inspiration for water-conserving gardens. Take a garden tour or look at the garden gallery for more ideas. Hot links are provided to favored plants and their detailed information.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: My First Garden
Learning about gardens, flowers, vegetables and the principles of horticulture can be a really fun experience. Discover about the beauty of gardens, and the care involved in planning, nurturing and enjoying the benefits of gardening in a...
Nature Conservancy
Nature Works Everywhere: Garden Tip Sheets
Four tip sheets on how to grow a rain garden, a pollinator garden, a native habitat garden, and a school garden. Includes links to lots of resources.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: The Dirt on Dirt
What is dirt, and what makes some dirt superior for gardening? Find out in this virtual soil exploration.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Nature's Recyclers Coloring Book
Did you know that nature has its own clean-up crew and recycling staff? Yeah, there aremany plants and animals that help recycle natural materials in our environment. They take deadmaterials and turn them back into rich soil. Use this...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Garden, Garden, What Do You Do?
Students explore different gardens on our school grounds to investigate the natural world using inquiry and their senses. The students will take a guided walk from garden to garden using their observations to notice and wonder how...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Garden Vocabulary [Pdf]
A one-page glossary of vocabulary that might be used by students when discussing a Japanese garden.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Zen Gardens [Pdf]
A instructional activity where learners learn about Zen garden design and the symbolism used, then work in small groups to create a miniature Zen garden. This activity is intended to be done in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Amateur Gardener" by Andrew Barton Paterson
This is the text of the short story "The Amateur Gardener" by Andrew Barton Paterson; this passage offers instructions on how to be an amateur gardener with stories of other gardeners throughout.