by Nilay | Aug 26, 2026 | Activity, Agriculture Education, Events, News
Ask a student what they remember most about elementary school years later, and the answer isn’t always a worksheet or lesson. Sometimes, it’s an unbelievably enormous cucumber that appeared in the classroom garden overnight. In our Little Green Thumbs...
by Nilay | Aug 26, 2026 | Activity, Agriculture Education, Events, News
A classroom garden can teach students how a seed becomes a plant. In Patricia Goodine’s classroom, it can also become a place to learn about responsibility, food, culture, community and the connections between them. In our Little Green Thumbs Teacher Spotlight...
by Nilay | Aug 26, 2026 | Activity, Agriculture Education, Events, News
Great classroom gardens grow much more than plants. They grow curiosity, confidence, responsibility and connections that can stay with students long after the harvest is over. In our Little Green Thumbs Teacher Spotlight series, we’re celebrating educators from...
by Brit MacDonald | Sep 16, 2021 | Activity, Agriculture Education, Uncategorized
Get Growing with Mrs. Meyer’s Compassion Project Sign-up to receive a pack of Compassion Flower seeds, a 6-week lesson guide and student activity sheets. Mrs. Meyer’s believes that just like a flower, compassion can be grown—all it takes is planting the right...
by Andy | Mar 25, 2021 | Activity, Resource, Uncategorized
Experiment:Forcing Spring Bulbs to Bloom Grades: K – 6 This project is about growing flowering plants from bulbs. Time: 12-16 weeks Plants that grow from a bulb and not a seed are fascinating. So, what is a bulb anyway? A bulb is thick and fleshy (unlike a seed)...
by Brit MacDonald | Mar 25, 2020 | Activity
To celebrate growing tomatoes, here’s our favourite tomato song written and performed by Guy Clark. To quote: “Only two things that money can’t buy and that’s true love and homegrown tomatoes.” Little Green Thumbs students might like...
