Pollination games

Pollination can be a rather difficult concept to learn–after all, do the bees eat the pollen, or the nectar?  And why is pollination so important anyway? Well, let’s get our facts down, so we’re all on the same page.  When a honey bee lands on a flower, it uses its long tube-shaped tongue (called a…

Learning through Scavenger Hunts

One of my all-time favorite activities to create is the scavenger hunt.  There are so many ways to use a scavenger hunt as a tool of exploratory learning in the garden.  I’ve used scavenger hunts to: Teach students to recognize the plants in their garden plots (ex:  find the cucumber plant, find the carrot plant,…

Ladybug/ Aphid Game

Teaching about ladybugs and aphids is a great jumping off point for so many themes:  good and bad critters in the garden, the food chain, organic pest management.  Aphids are considered pests in the garden as they eat plants.   Ladybugs, on the other hand, eat aphids, so they help our gardens grow.   In…