One of the most challenging aspects of growing food in school gardens is choosing crops that can reliably be harvested within the school year. Potatoes
EVERYTHING can be taught in a school garden If you haven’t heard me say it before, it is worth repeating that literally EVERYTHING can be
Gardening with kids opens up a wide opportunity to try new veggies and to grow your own favourites. Peas are an easy and reliable crop
Flanders Field Poppies Remembrance Day can be an abstract and complicated topic for small children. Where we live, and across most of the commonwealth, Remembrance
If you are going to have a school garden, then be sure to plan some space to grow your own pumpkins. Pumpkins are easy to
How To Grow Broad Beans Broad Beans, frequently also referred to as Fava beans, are easy to grow and harvest in any children’s garden. Their
How to Grow Carrots With Kids Carrots can be tricky to grow. Some gardeners have great luck growing them, while others have nothing but trouble.
How to Grow Rhubarb One of the most challenging aspects of running a school gardening program is planning and planting to coincide with a harvest before the
Of all the edible garden crops you can plant, kale has the reputation of the being the easiest and most resilient. It doesn’t take much
Of all the crops you can grow with kids, garlic is one of the easiest and most rewarding. Read on to learn how to grow
If play is truly the work of the child, then dress up play must be the ultimate job description! Imaginative, fantasy play is achievable when
Teaching outdoors is nothing new. As a species, humans have evolved to learn outdoors. For thousands of years, we have actively learned from experience alongside
Music Is Not My Strongest Subject But… Of all the curricular content I teach as an elementary school educator, music is likely my weakest subject
Thank you to everyone who supported our webinar on April 19 in support of the Wild About Vancouver Festival! We raised several hundred dollars that
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Got bored kids? As every teacher can tell you, there is a phenomenon that occurs in September called “summer slide”. It reflects the loss of academic learning that occurs over
International Mud Day is June 29th this year, and if you are going to have a garden with kids, it makes sense to have a mud kitchen. Not only is
April first is known as April Fools Day where we live. Generally speaking, harmless pranks and hoaxes are perpetrated and the cleverer the hoax, the better the children laugh at
Earth-friendly Ice Art Learning and playing outdoors has multiple benefits for both children and adults. Teachers and caregivers looking for ways to get kids playing and learning outdoors in winter
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