The K-12 MyGarden lesson plans were written by teachers and reviewed by horticulturists and nutritionists.

Each lesson contains gardening and nutrition information and activities within a specific content area - English Language Arts; Math; Science or Social Studies.

The lessons include:

• Nutrition education and English Language Arts in the garden.
• Nutrition education and Math in the garden.
• Nutrition education and Science in the garden.
• Nutrition education and Social Studies in the garden.

The lessons are available on-line here as downloadable .pdf files.

Please download these lessons, use them, modify them if you like. If you make changes please let us know by sending a copy of your modified lesson to Collaborating Classrooms.

• English Language Arts in the Garden Lessons
  • Kindergarten - The Healthy Alpha-Garden
  • 1st Grade - Carrot Fun
  • 2nd Grade - Follow the Drinking Gourd
  • 3rd Grade - MyPyramid Rap
  • 4th Grade - Healthy Vegetable Fantasy
  • 5th Grade - Growing Your Own Vegetable Ad. They Taste Great!
  • 6th Grade - SNAP Poetry
  • 7th Grade - Positive Garden and Nutrition Propaganda
  • 8th Grade - Diary of a Seed
  • High School - Nutritional Issues
  • High School - Nutrition Demonstration
  • High School - Poetry Inspired by the Garden
  • High School - Produce Promotion: A Lesson in Persuasion
  • High School - Recipe for Persuasion
• Math in the Garden Lessons
  • Kindergarten - Shape Gardens
  • 1st Grade - Graphing Garden
  • 2nd Grade - Cool Beans!
  • 5th Grade - Mean Pumpkins
  • 6th Grade - Healthy Graphing in the Garden
  • 7th Grade - Healthy Polygon Garden Plans
  • 8th Grade - Statistics Garden
  • High School - 9th Grade - A Little Exercise Goes a Long Way
  • High School - 10th Grade - Geometry, Gardens and Nutrition
  • High School - 10th Grade - Vegetable Wheel Geometry
  • High School - Nutrition and Math - Fact or Government Conspiracy?
• Science in the Garden Lessons
  • Kindergarten - Square Foot Garden
  • 1st Grade - Healthy Beans
  • 2nd Grade - Wonder Garden of Health
  • 3rd Grade - Phenomenal Plant Parts
  • 5th Grade - Favorite Vegetables
  • 5th Grade - Favorite Vegetables Science
  • 5th Grade - Peanut Butter Broccoli
  • 6th Grade - How Green Are Your Greens?
  • 7th Grade - Plants: The Ultimate Green Machines
  • 8th Grade - Worm You Like a Little Compost?
  • High School - Easy Hydroponics
  • High School - Poor Plant Nutrition and Disease
  • High School - Vegetable Product Life Cycle
  • High School - Recipe for Data Interpretation
• Social Studies in the Garden Lessons
  • Kindergarten - The Giving Garden
  • 1st Grade - Garden Map
  • 2nd Grade - George Washington Carver, Master Gardener
  • 4th Grade - The Dehydrated Garden
  • 6th Grade - Why Don’t You Eat Like Me?
  • 7th Grade - Nutrition From Regional Gardens
  • 8th Grade - Healthy Garden in a Bag
  • High School - Depression Cooking
  • High School - International Influences on American Foods
  • High School - Michigan Green Berry Smoothies and the Economy
  • High School - Smoothie Worksheet
  • High School - Victory Garden
• Evaluation Tools
  • Introduction
  • A Day in the Life Questionnaire – Full Length (3rd - 4th grades)
  • A Day in the Life Questionnaire - Short (3rd - 4th grades)
  • A Day in the Life Questionnaire - Full Length (4th - 6th grades)
  • A Day in the Life Questionnaire – Short (4th - 6th grades)
  • Fruit and Veggie Bingo (3rd - 5th grade)
  • Fruit and Veggie Bingo (6th - 8th grade)
  • The Daily Comics (3rd – 12th grade)
  • Diet and Nutrition Questionnaire – Past Day (4th – 12th grade)
  • Diet and Nutrition Questionnaire – Past Week (4th – 12th grade)
  • Name That Food! (K - 2nd grade)
  • What Do You Know About Nutrition? (9th-12th grade)
  • Yum-o! (9th-12th grade)
• Horticulture Information