Public Health Association of BC

Learning activities for growing inside

Growing inside your classroom means you can grow throughout the school year; the weather is not a factor, and you can plan when you want to harvest your crops!

  • Microgreens
  • Grow Towers
  • Growing seedlings along the windowsill
  • Start seedlings and sell them in the Spring as a fundraiser

 

Activity and Resource List

Name
Suggested Grade Level
Description
Developed by
4-7
Lesson plan to create mini-greenhouses, plant herbs and watch them grow in the classroom.
4-7
Four-week lesson series where students grow, observe and harvest trays of salad greens inside their classrooms.
1-5
Activity to explore how stems give plants their structure, and move water, nutrients, and energy between the roots and leaves.
K-7
Activity using play and scientific exploration to learn about reducing and reusing food waste.  
F2SBC
K-4
Activities to discover some of the cool things seeds can do, what hides inside the seeds we eat, and how they help plants grow.
4-12
Lesson plan exploring foods that are available all year in British Columbia
F2SBC
K-7
Lesson plan exploring fruits and vegetables of a variety of colours that are grown in British Columbia.
F2SBC
3-12
Activity exploring the complex web of relationships between plants, animals, fungi, sun, water, and more on a farm.
K-5
Activity exploring the shapes, textures, and patterns of veggies and other plants through art.
K-5
Activity using sense of touch to solve a veggie mystery!
6-12
Lesson plan exploring how foods travel from the farm to the grocery store.
F2SBC

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