Public Health Association of BC

Learning activities for the garden and schoolyard

Ready to get growing with your class? There are many ways to engage with your schoolyard as an outdoor learning space. The activities below will guide students through planting, seed saving, harvesting, and foraging. Whether you have a vegetable garden, pollinator garden, or greenhouse, there are tools here to help. 

School Garden Mentorship Program Library

Want to delve deeper into starting a school garden? Check out our School Garden Mentorship Program Library. This comprehensive resource reflects three years of collaboration with local experts, passionate educators, and food literacy advocates. Follow along for clear guidelines on how to get started and navigate a year in the garden.

 

Activity and Resource List

Name
Suggested Grade Level
Description
Developed by
K-7
Series of printable cards to learn about planting and growing favourite school garden vegetables.
F2SBC
K-12
Series of printable cards to learn about saving seeds from favourite school garden vegetables.
K-12, varies by lesson plan
13 lesson plans with great visuals and games about seeds, seed saving and seed stewardship.
4-7
Series of classroom activities about seed saving.
F2SBC
4-7
Lesson plan to learn about pollinators and pollination as students make wildflower seed bombs.
K-12
Visual field guide to forage for edible weeds in the garden and neighbourhood.
4-7
Lesson plan and presentation about edible weeds in the schoolyard.
4-12
Activity to get to know a plant or two in your garden and introduce someone to your new plant friends!

 

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