May Theme: Gardens

May Lesson Plans

K - 2nd Grade

Garden Plot: A Tale of Peter Rabbit

Farming in a Glove

How to Grow a Monster: The Needs of a Zucchini Plant

School Garden School Sort

3rd - 5th Grade

Farmers & Gardeners

Magic Beans & Giant Plants

Backpack Garden

Farming in a Glove

Plants Around You

How Does Your Garden Grow?

6th - 8th Grade

Aeroponic Engineering & Vertical Farming

9th - 12th Grade

Aeroponic Engineering & Vertical Farming

Urban Agriculture Innovation

Activities

Seed Ball Garden Activity

Use these instructions from KidsGardening.org to make seed balls as a fun and inexpensive way to sow native plants and flowers! Seed balls are a small collection of seeds, compost/soil, and clay. They are commonly used to revegetate areas burned by wildfires but can also be used on a smaller scale in home gardens and classrooms. 

Shape, Form, and Function in the Garden

In this activity students will gather, observe, and dissect flowers before collecting flowers and other plant parts to create pressed plant art. Use this activity to integrate art and science concepts while encouraging students to explore and observe plants found in their everyday surroundings.

Monthly Videos

 

 Here are some suggested books that relate to our monthly theme:

To borrow these books, visit the Iowa Ag Literacy Foundation's Lending Library.