The first 200 orders will receive signed copies by the authors!Books in Bloom, by Valerie Bang-Jensen & Mark Lubkowitz, invites children to learn about science while experiencing a great story. Each chapter features a popular children's book that's perfect for families, classrooms, after-school programs, anyone who gardens with children. PreK-5.Includes:•Reference icons clearly identify appropriate grade levels•Compact lesson ideas, hands-on activities, and full lesson plans•Related titles for alternative reading levels•Connections to Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards128 pages.ReviewsThis beautifully designed book aimed at Kindergarten to Fifth Grade teachers highlights seventeen works of children's literature, both fiction and non-fiction, that provide a springboard into biological concepts such as seed dispersal, soil composition, and the interrelationships of animals and plants. Published under the auspices of the National Gardening Association, Books in Bloom is a model of how connections between content areas can and should be developed. Full colored and accurate illustrations by Suzanne LeGault give the book immediate eye- appeal inviting teachers, parents, and children into indoor and outdoor adventures in literature and science.-Barbara Kiefer, Charlotte Huck Professor of Children's Literature, The Ohio State University

Books in Bloom

Valerie Bang-Jensen & Mark Lubkowitz

National Gardening Association

The National gardening book of tomatoes

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Gardening & Landscape Design

The National gardening book of lettuce & greens

National Gardening Magazine

The garden is an engaging, stimulating, and -- most importantly, fun learning environment for preschool children. Written for early childhood educators to use in their classrooms, this book features 16 thoughtful, hands-on activities centered around four key questions to encourage kids' healthy growth: What is a plant? Where do plants come from? How do we take care of plants? Why are plants important?Each chapter includes horticultural teacher background information, interdisciplinary extension ideas, and a reproducible "family newsletter" describing an activity to complete at home. Equally suited for educators who are new to gardening and those who are experienced green thumbs, these inspired lessons can be incorporated into your instruction so that you and your young students can embark on a wonderful garden learning adventure. 96 pages. PreK.

Garden Adventures: Exploring Plants with Young Children

Sarah Pounders

Would you like to foster growth and healthy living in your community? Many busy teachers are at loose ends when it comes to planning an outdoor classroom. Schoolyard Mosaics features educators who have engaged children through investigative and experiential learning by transforming schoolyards into wildlife habitats, square-foot gardens, multipurpose outdoor classrooms, and theme gardens. This hands-on book offers advice on involving students, building community support, and integrating the project with your curriculum and instruction. Includes 11 illustrated garden plans with companion stories on each project, suggestions for implementing a variety of thematic gardens, and an extensive resource section. Beautiful color illustrations throughout. 56 pages.

Schoolyard Mosaics: Designing Gardens and Habitats

Eve Pranis, Amy Gifford

Amy Gifford Eve Pranis

Growing Ventures - Starting a School Garden Business

Eve Pranis

Amy Gifford

Gardens are magical settings filled with aromas, colors, and patterns that excite the imagination and awaken the senses. This engaging curriculum brings this magic into classrooms using a mathematical lens. Through experiential learning activities, this book fosters growth in elementary and middle school-aged children. Dozens of hands-on educational activities are available for teachers to use in their instruction. By incorporating these activities into their lessons, teachers can help students hone their math skills while developing their understanding of inquiry, language arts, and nutrition. All activities were designed to support mathematics and science standards and were extensively trial-tested by educators and youth leaders nationwide. Grades K-8, 160 pages.

Math in the Garden: Hands-On Activities That Bring Math to Life, Ages 5-13

Katie Johnson

Katharine D. Barrett

Jennifer M. White

Jaine Kopp

Christine Manoux

Yvette McCullough

The Growing Classroom is a bestselling teacher's manual that was developed by the Life Lab Science Program and revised to meet current science standards and educator needs. This curriculum features hands-on strategies for managing garden-based science instruction including planning a garden laboratory, facilitating investigative lessons on ecology and nutrition, and involving the community in learning activities. Encouraging elementary school students to experience the connection between nature and health enables them to explore essential questions in a way that fosters their own growth. This book is a teacher and GWK staff favorite! 464 pages. gr 2-6.

Growing Classroom : Garden-Based Science

Roberta Jaffe, Gary Appel

This investigative science curriculum introduces the world of plants to elementary school students through foods we eat. Watch children's understanding of our world grow as they partake in hands-on activities that explore edible roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds through observation, dissection, journaling, discussion of findings, and, of course, tasting! This book can be used in educators' instruction to support standards in nutrition, math, language arts, and social studies. Every lesson includes plant snacks that spark curiosity, interesting questions, and social dialogue to fuel the learning process. 88 pages; grades K-4.

Botany on Your Plate: Investigating the Plants We Eat

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

This book covers our growing global food system. Students engage in hands-on investigations of the cycling of matter in nature and the human impact on this cycle, explore and analyze their personal nutrition choices through scientific reasoning, and apply their learning through discussions and debates. Developed by renowned educators at Teachers College, Columbia University, Farm to Table &amp; Beyond is the second module in the Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) curriculum series. Farm to Table includes teacher lesson plans, background information, teaching tips, and tools for assessment as well as student activity sheets and readings, all of which can be incorporated into your classroom instruction. In addition, this book features a matrix mapping the book to National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks for Science Literacy. 432 pages. Grades 5-6.

Farm to Table & Beyond (LiFE 2)

Pamela A. Koch, EdD, RD

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