Spring Activities (April – June)

Are you looking for some activities to do outside with your K-12 class this spring? Whether or not you have a growing space, there are plenty of BC curriculum-based activities to do with your students. Keep in mind that activities will vary depending on where you are in the province, they might be possible earlier/later than suggested here.

Let us know if you have more suggestions! Email foodliteracy@nullfarmtoschoolbc.ca.

In the garden – In your schoolyard

• Spring Harvest Crop Cards: Learn about planting and growing spring crops with these fun crop cards that include information and classroom activities about radishes, lettuce, bok choy, kale, and spinach.
• Regional Spring Crop Planning Calendars: Make planning your school garden a breeze with these regional spring crop planning calendars.
  • Northern BC Calendar
  • Interior BC Calendar
  • Coastal BC Calendar
• Learn about seeds (Dig, Plant, Grow p.11-16, SPEC Guide p.36-49)
• Direct sow seeds (e.g. peas, lettuce, arugula, kale, radishes, spinach, pak choi, parsley, cilantro).
• For a summer/fall garden: Plant seeds inside to transplant out (e.g. squash, herbs, zucchini, basil, flowers).
• Prepare garden beds and amend soil (Roots to Grow webinar).
• Plan your garden (Life Cycle’s Garden Planning, p.40-43).

On the land – Beyond your schoolyard

• Find different colours in the garden using paint chips or a colour wheel.
• What pollinators live in the area? Find them in this BC Pollinator identification guide, or in Life Cycle’s Native Pollinator lesson plan (p.67-69).
• Connect your land to the local First Nations with these lessons from First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC):
  • Unit plans for grades K-3
  • Authentic resources for K-9
• June is National Indigenous History Month: Farm to Cafeteria Canada Indigenous Resources

In the classroom

• Grow in the classroom window
  • Grow salad greens
  • Grow herbs
  • Grow microgreens
• Build growing containers
  • Make self-watering planters with recycled pop bottles
  • Make biodegradable seed pots
• Make wildflower seed bombs

In the kitchen

• Make a fresh green salad and herb dressing with ingredients from your garden or local producers
• Make some fresh pea and feta fritters
• Learn about eggs from BC Ag in the Classroom