A list of garden based curriculum resources
Virginia Food System Council Lesson Plans for Second Grade
Ag In The Classroom Lesson Plans that are specific to Virginia. Just go to the left hand side and select "State Specific Information For...Virginia."
Amazing website that has step by step lessons for every season with materials needed and standards covered. A gem of a website. STEM in the Garden from The School Garden Project of Lane County, Oregon.
Granny's Garden School - a very rich source, click on the lessons tab for lessons by grade.
Healthy Habits - Lessons developed in our garden by our teachers and UVA volunteers. Now that's home grown!
Peter Rabbit Teacher Resources. A good resource of activities based on the Beatrix Potter books including Peter Rabbit.
Life Lab - bringing learning to life in the garden.
California School Garden Network - a searchable list of mostly free lessons for garden based learning.
Our Growing Place - Our Growing Place is an easy-to-follow toolkit for instructors who want to gain gardening and kitchen skills. There are 40 ready-made lessons to teach students about growing, cooking and enjoying healthy food.
Kids Gardening - about halfway down the page there are teacher links, and links to lesson plans and projects
education OUTSIDE - lessons organized by month, click on the month and then see lessons by grade
The Edible Schoolyard Project - fantastic searchable database by multiple factors including subject and grade
Farm to School - a few guides and toolkits
Boston Schoolyard Initiative - a great collection of lessons, projects, topics, and videos.
REAL School Gardens - blog section of their site, search for a topic, click the full story to see links to resources including lesson plans
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens - workshops for teachers for professional development
National Wildlife Federation Schoolyard Habitat Access Nature Book - not free, but it looks like a neat book
Here are some free lesson plans from the NWF
Here are some free lesson plans from the NWF