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Teaching activities for school gardens and sustainability

Teaching activities related to school kitchen gardens and sustainability are available for Primary and Secondary grades.

Activities go across many subjects, including English, Science, Mathematics, Technology, Social Studies and Agricultural Science.

Each activity includes:

  • materials list
  • detailed instructions
  • key resources such as slides and student handouts are included where necessary.

English

English_Y1-2_Use garden words to practice rhyming   pdf  |  docx

English_Y1-2_Write an acrostic poem: Weather   pdf  |  docx

English_Y1-2_Give and follow planting instructions  pdf  |  docx

English_Y1-2_Understand how meaning is created in picture books   pdf  |  docx

English_Y3-4_Identify verbs for garden actions pdf  |  docx

English_Y3-4_Save the Scraps Book pdf  |  docx

English_Y3-4_Write an acrostic poem-Weather pdf  |  docx

Learn gardening through story – Green Green: A Community Gardening Story   pdf  |  docx  |  slides  |  worksheet

Science

Science_Y1-2_Build a soda bottle composter  pdf  |  docx

Science_Y1-5_Observe water transport in plants  pdf  |  docx

Science_Y3-4_ Classify items for composing pdf  |  docx

Science_Y3-4_Save the scraps pdf  |  docx

English/Science
Science-English_Y1-6_What can I compost pdf  |  docx

English_Science_Y1-3_ Sylvia’s Spinach SI version  pdf  |  docx

English_Science_Y3-6_ Anywhere Farm by Phyllis Root SI version pdf  |  docx

Literacy/Science
Literacy_Science_Y1-4_Sylvia’s Spinach pdf  |  docx

Mathematics

Maths_Y1-2_Use data to plan a garden  pdf  |  docx

Science/Social Science
Science-Soc St_Y1-2_Basic composting materials  pdf  |  docx

Science-Social Science_Y3-4_Build a soda bottle composter pdf  |  docx

Science/Social Science/English
Identify items for composting   pdf  |  docx

Science/Social Science/Mathematics
Observe water transport in plants   pdf  |  docx

Health Education
Health Education_Y3-4_Practice care for the school environment  pdf  |  docx

English

English_Y1-2_Use garden words to practice rhyming   pdf  |  docx

English_Y3-4_Identify verbs for garden actions  pdf  |  docx

English_Y3-4_Write an acrostic poem: Weather   pdf  |  docx

English_Y3-4_Learn gardening through story – Save the Scraps pdf  |  docx

English_Y3-4_Learn gardening through story – Green Green: A Community Gardening Storypdf  |  docx  |  slides  |  worksheet

English_Y5-6_Learn gardening through story – Compost Stew pdf  |  docx

English_Y5-6_Learn gardening through story – The Curious Garden pdf  |  docx

Science

Science_Y1-5_Observe water transport in plants  pdf  |  docx

Science_Y3-4_ Classify items for composing  pdf  |  docx

Science_Y3-4_Save the scraps pdf  |  docx

Science_Y4-5_ Growing healthy plants pdf  |  docx

Science_Y4-5_Classify different types of plants in an ecosystem pdf  |  docx

Science_Y4-5_Do plants need light to grow pdf  |  docx

Science_Y5-6_Mini greenhouse pdf  |  docx

English/Science

Literacy_Science_Y1-4_Sylvia’s Spinach pdf  |  docx

Science-English_Y1-6_What can I compost pdf  |  docx

English_Science_Y3-6_ Anywhere Farm by Phyllis Root SI version pdf  |  docx

Science_English_Y5-6_Grow a community garden pdf  |  docx

Mathematics

Maths_Y4_Construct a pot pyramid for the garden  pdf  |  docx

Maths_Y4-5_Area and perimeter of leaves  pdf  |  docx

Maths_Y5-6_ Construct a pot pyramid for the garden pdf  |  docx

Health Education/Health Studies/Science/Social Studies 
Health Education_Y3-4_Practice care for the school environment  pdf  |  docx

Health-Science_Y4-5_Plastic bottle bird feeder pdf  |  docx

Health Education_Science_Y5-6_Save the scraps pdf  |  docx

Health Studies_ Science_Y5-6_Create a compost stew pdf  |  docx

Health_Social StudiesY5-6_Growing food from scraps pdf  |  docx

English/Science/Social Studies/Arts
Science-Social Science_Y3-4_Build a soda bottle composter  pdf  |  docx

Science_Arts_Y5-6_ Construct a pot pyramid for the garden pdf  |  docx

Social St_Science_English_Y5-6_Read The Curious Garden pdf  |  docx

Social Studies_English_Y5-6_ Plan a community garden pdf  |  docx

English
Eng_Y9_Write and present a persuasive speech about the value of school kitchen gardens   pdf  |  docx

Science

Science_Y7-8_Investigating the impact of soil ph on plant growth  pdf  |  docx

Science_Y7-10_Measure photosynthesis with floating leaves   pdf  |  docx

Science_Y9_Explore the role of soil microbes in the carbon cycle   pdf  |  docx

Science_Y7-8_Identify the importance of pollinators  pdf  |  docx

Science_Y9-10_Identify the importance of pollinators   pdf  |  docx

Science/Mathematics
Science_maths_Y8-9_Study the rate of germination  pdf  |  docx

Science/Social Studies
Science_Social Studies_Y7-9_Food and farming the role of farmers in the carbon cycle pdf  |  docx

Agricultural Science/English
Agr Sci_Eng_Y10_Understand the importance of organic farming   pdf  |  docx

Agricultural Science/English/Social Science
Agr Sci_Eng_Y10_Understand organic farming and sustainable agriculture approaches   pdf  |  docx

Science/Technology/Mathematics
Sci_Tech_Math_Y9_Maximize crop production in a school garden   pdf  |  docx

Sci_Tech_Math_Y9_Plan and cost a garden bed   pdf  |  docx

Health Studies
Health Studies_Y7-9_Understand the three main food groups pdf  |  docx

The current Solomon Islands Primary school subject syllabi all include Environment, conservation, and Climate Change as a Key Learning Outcome (KLO). This KLO is also a feature that runs through the subjects offered in the junior secondary school syllabi. In both the Primary and Junior secondary level, there is an emphasis on the development of positive attitudes and values towards preserving and conserving the environment and carefully adapting and managing the effects of climate change.

Curriculum Mapping for School Food Gardens in the Solomon Islands  pdf  |  docx