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The School Garden Curriculum Kaci Rae Christopher

The School Garden Curriculum By Kaci Rae Christopher

The School Garden Curriculum by Kaci Rae Christopher


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Summary

The School Garden Curriculum provides an integrated K-8 framework and over 200 weekly lessons that weave science, permaculture, and environmental education into place-based, immersive learning. For teachers aiming to blend science and life skills while inspiring environmental stewardship.

The School Garden Curriculum Summary

The School Garden Curriculum: An Integrated K-8 Guide for Discovering Science, Ecology, and Whole-Systems Thinking by Kaci Rae Christopher

Sow the seeds of science and wonder and inspire the next generation of Earth stewards

The School Garden Curriculum offers a unique and comprehensive framework, enabling students to grow their knowledge throughout the school year and build on it from kindergarten to eighth grade. From seasonal garden activities to inquiry projects and science-skill building, children will develop organic gardening solutions, a positive land ethic, systems thinking, and instincts for ecological stewardship.

The world needs young people to grow into strong, scientifically literate environmental stewards. Learning gardens are great places to build this knowledge, yet until now there has been a lack of a multi-grade curriculum for school-wide teaching aimed at fostering a connection with the Earth.

The book offers:

  • A complete K-8 school-wide framework
  • Over 200 engaging, weekly lesson plans - ready to share
  • Place-based activities, immersive learning, and hands-on activities
  • Integration of science, critical thinking, permaculture, and life skills
  • Links to Next Generation Science Standards
  • Further resources and information sources.

A model and guide for all educators, The School Garden Curriculum is the complete package for any school wishing to use ecosystem perspectives, science, and permaculture to connect children to positive land ethics, personal responsibility, and wonder, while building vital lifelong skills.

AWARDS

  • FINALIST | 2019 Foreword INDIES: Education

About Kaci Rae Christopher

Kaci Rae Christopher is the volunteer Farm and Garden Educator for Oregon's Redband Ranch. She was previously the School Garden Coordinator for the Springwater Environmental Sciences School, the Outdoor Educator for ERA, and worked on education farms, community supported agriculture initiatives, and farm schools. Her passion is fostering a healthy land ethic, personal empowerment, and environmental literacy in children of all ages through outdoor immersion and skill building in order to inspire generations of changemakers. Currently pursuing her MFA at OSU-Cascades, on most days Kaci Rae can be up to her elbows in soil or hiking new trails with her husband and two dogs. She lives in Bend, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Where Permaculture and Science Meet

Kindergarten: An Introduction to Gardening
Fall: Getting to Know the Garden
Winter: Pollination and Seeds
Spring: Insects and Garden Species

First Grade - Grade One: Seeds
Fall: The Edible Parts of Plants
Winter: Traveling Seeds
Spring: Sprouting Seeds Experiment

Second Grade - Grade Two: Pollinators and Cycles
Fall: Seasons and Garden Changes
Winter: Beneficial Insects and Birds
Spring: Observing Pollinators

Third Grade - Grade Three: Becoming Soil Scientists
Fall: The Garden Ecosystem
Winter: Soil Vitality Experiment
Spring: Fostering Healthy Soils

Fourth Grade - Grade Four: Vermicomposting
Fall: Becoming a Worm Expert
Winter: Mini Worm Bin Project
Spring: Worms Help Grow a Healthier Garden

Fifth Grade - Grade Five: Composting
Fall: Composting Basics
Winter: Compost in a Jar Experiment
Spring: Healthy Soils and Garden Plants

Sixth Grade - Grade Six: Rain Gardens
Fall: The Way Water Moves
Winter: Rain Garden Design
Spring: Building a Rain Garden

Leadership and Stewardship

Seventh Grade - Grade Seven: Renewable Resources
Fall: Catching and Storing Energy
Winter: Valuing Renewable and Natural Resources
Spring: Using Small and Slow Solutions

Eighth Grade - Grade Eight: Leadership and Stewardship
Fall: Energy Cycles and Conservation
Winter: Designing Systems
Spring: Supporting Biodiversity

Endnotes
Appendix A: Next Generation Science Standards
Appendix B: Resources
Index
About the Author
About New Society Publishers

Additional information

GOR012468647
9780865719057
0865719055
The School Garden Curriculum: An Integrated K-8 Guide for Discovering Science, Ecology, and Whole-Systems Thinking by Kaci Rae Christopher
Used - Very Good
Paperback
New Society Publishers
2019-04-23
320
Short-listed for Foreword INDIE 2019 (United States)
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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