Other Children and Gardening related links:
| 4-H Children's Garden Tour Welcome to the 4-H Children's Garden Tour! Imagine a special garden created for children and the young at heart. This is the Michigan 4-H Children's Garden, a place where plants, children, and imaginations grow. |
| American Horticultural Society Info on AHS educational programs, including the Annual Youth Gardening Symposium. Membership information, Gardener's Information Service, and lots more. |
| Butterfly Garden Website Discussions, "how-to," school project profiles. |
| Composting for Kids A scripted slide set written and produced by Robert E. (Skip) Richter, CEA-Horticulture, Travis County, Texas Agricultural Extension Service. |
| Discovery Gardens A wealth of information on designing and sustaining outdoor gardens, schoolyard habitats, and other landscapes for children. |
| Environet Monitoring Projects Online school projects about plants, lichens, and more. |
| Green and Growing: From the Ground Up From the Ground Up began as a teachers' lesson guide on food, agriculture, and sustainable development. This on-line version is divided into five lessons. |
| Field Guides and References |
| Fundraising for School Environmental Projects by Michele Pitt (OKRA) and Susie Shields (DEQ) |
| Gardening Education for Youth Early elementary curriculum, Growing With Plants, for linking gardening and nutrition. |
| Green and Growing Agricultural education lesson plans. |
| Green Teacher: Education for the Planet Earth Online journal of environmental and global education for educators. |
| Growing with Plants A New 4-H Youth Curriculum Teaching Nutrition through Gardening Education. |
Kids Gardening NGA is committed to providing quality resources, services, networking opportunities, and professional experiences to help educators use plants as a springboard. . . |
| Kids Gardening @ Suite 101 Welcome to Kid's Garden at Suite101.com! I hope you find articles and links of interest to you and your family. Check out the articles below and get ready for spring gardening with your kids. Dig in! |
| Kids Gardening Sources |
| KinderGarden An introduction to the many ways children can interact with plants and the outdoors. |
| Let's Get Growing Great resource for gardening education products. |
| The Mad Scientist Network Receive answers to your questions from botanists and ecologists! |
| Missouri Botanic Garden Kids' Learning Network Activities for home and school, lesson plans, and resources. |
| Mushroom Council An educators' corner for elementary school teachers and information for retailers. |
| National Christmas Tree Association Provides information on Christmas tree types, their selection & care; a guide to Christmas tree farms organized by state; and fun kids activities. |
| National Gardening Association Excellent resource for children's garden-based learning including links, and grants. |
| National Wildlife Federation They have a section on Schoolyard Habitats and a comprehensive guide to programs related to schoolyard habitats. Schoolyard Habitats and Workplace Habitats programs create wildlife habitat learning places, respectively, at educational institutions and corporate locations nationwide. |
| National Youth Garden Symposium American Horticultural Society Annual Youth Garden Symposium. Who Should Attend: Teachers and Administrators, Youth Program Coordinators, Youth and Community Leaders, Landscape Designers and Architects. |
| Nutrition in the Garden This web page explores a fun way to teach children about nutrition: through gardening. |
| Oklahoma Native Plant and Seed Sources |
| Rot Web Teacher A great collection of resources and information on school composting and worm composting projects. |
| Seeds of Change Garden Resource for teachers and parents wanting to help kids create gardens with plants from the Old and New World. |
| Tree Web, The The natural history of the tree from the University of Kentucky, especially good for upper elementary through high school students and others. |
| The Great Plant Escape The Great Plant Escape — Help detective Le Plant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life! |
| Urban Agricultural Notes Community gardens, worm composting, school gardens, and more. |
| Wisconsin Fast Plants Home Page Discussions, news, ideas for teaching with fast growing plants (a highly successful program). |
| Youth Gardening in Maricopa County Youth Gardening in Maricopa County, Arizona |