School Gardening for Educators Short Course

Session One: February 19, 2025

What a great first session! If you are a registered participant in the series, check your email for the link from the Outdoor Learning Store. Below you have quick access to the blog posts and resources mentioned in our session. If you have specific questions, you can contact me here.

Supportive Blog Posts

Teaching prep outdoors

Rain play

How to build a mud kitchen

Risky play at school

Risky Play with scissors

How to build a bug hotel

Fairy Gardens

Dinosaur Gardens

Other Resources

FREE outsideplay.org teacher tool- 16 modules that build capacity for outdoor play and learning in schools

Sweetgrass planting conditions

How to build a school garden committee

I look forward to seeing everyone again next Wednesday, February 26th

Megan

Session Two: February 26, 2025

Supportive Blog Posts

What to wear teaching outdoors

What to wear (kids)

How to start a gear lending library

Teaching with dandelions

The perfect nest

The Anywhere Artist

Other Resources

Looking Closely Kit

I look forward to seeing you all at our next session on March 5, 2025!

Session Three: March 5, 2025

Supportive Blog Posts

Planting Peas with Kids

Planting Kale with Kids

Planting Rhubarb with Kids

Planting Pumpkins with Kids

Paper Pot Seed Starts

Planting Broad Beans with Kids

Other Resources

WestCoast Seeds Planting Guides

WestCoast Seeds Donation Request

Farmer’s Almanac Phenology Guide

I look forward to seeing you at all our next (and last) session March 12, 2025!

Session Four: March 12, 2025

Supportive Blog Posts

Teaching Prep Outdoors

Planting Potatoes with kids

Tomatosphere Project Information

Garden grants

Other Resources

Looking Closely Kit

Soil Inquiry Kit

Patterns in Nature Kit

Thank you everyone for joining us on this learning journey! See you in the garden!

Megan