Garden Stewardship

Watering, Weeding, Erosion, and Crop Maintenance

In the Garden

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• Dig Me and Dig Me Again (PDF, 145 KB)
  The Growing Classroom: Garden-Based Science
  Jaffe, Roberta and Gary Appel. Addison Publishing Company, 1990.
  Grade: K-6
• The Naturalist Intelligence (PDF, 326 KB)
  Discovering the Naturalist Intelligence: Science in the School Yard
  Glock, Jenna, Susan Wertz, and Maggie Meyer.  Zephyr Press, 1999.
• We Got It Covered: Mulching in the Garden
  Digging Deeper
  Kiefer, Joseph and Martin Kemple. Food Works and Common Roots Press, 1998.
  Grade: 4-6
• Wet and Wonderful (PDF, 196 KB)
  TWIGS
  Johns, Marilyn J. University of California Cooperative Extension, 1997.
  Grade: K-3

In the Classroom

• Water We Doing? (PDF, 170 KB)
  The Growing Classroom: Garden-Based Science
  Jaffe, Roberta and Gary Appel. Addison Publishing Company, 1990.
  Grade: K-3
  CA State Standards: Science Grade 2: 2.c, 4.b; Math M&G 1.3
• Weeding, Writing, and Arithmetic (PDF, 107 KB)
  The Growing Classroom: Garden-Based Science
  Jaffe, Roberta and Gary Appel. Addison Publishing Company, 1990.
  Grade: K-6

Taking it Further

• Eat the Earth (PDF, 61 KB)
  The Growing Classroom: Garden-Based Science
  Jaffe, Roberta and Gary Appel. Addison Publishing Company, 1990.
  Grade: K-6
  CA State Standards: Math 5th Grade: 1.2
• Litter, Wildlife, and Decomposition (PDF, 879 KB)
  Closing the Loop: Exploring Integrated Waste Management and Resource Conservation.
  Grade: K-6
• Message to the Future (PDF, 272 KB)
  2nd Grade: Conserving Resources
  Life Lab Science Program, 1992.

Resources

Children's Literature

• Batten, Mary. Aliens from Earth. Peachtree Publishers, Ltd., 2003.
  An intriguing introduction to the environmental challenges caused by invasive plant and animal species. Includes ideas on what youth and adults can do to minimize their own impact on the environment. (Grade 4-adult)
• Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks. Harper Collins, 1997.
  One-by-one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a beautiful and productive garden. (Grade 4-adult)