Garden Pathways Map. View it and the 101 ways to connect to a school garden at Life Lab's School Garden Pages
Linking Gardens to School Curriculum chapter from CSGN's Gardens for Learning provides a summary and list of lessons connected to academics and a healthy lifestyle.
New Content Standards for Public Schools
Common Core (Math and Language Arts) and Next Generation (Science) K-12 standards are being adopted by California and most other states. Common Core and Next Generation content matrices and resources for garden-based learning:
From www.lifelab.org:
From the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom:
www.learnaboutag.org/lessonplans/
We will continue to post more resources as they become available.
Past California Content Standard Matrices
A Child's Garden of Standards: Linking School Gardens to California Education Standards
Detailed connections to garden-based learning across all core subjects for grades 2-6. This free resource published by the California Department of Education lists lessons drawing from eight popular garden-based education resources.
Gardens for Learning Standards Supplement
The California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (CFAITC) has developed a supplement to CSGN's Gardens for Learning which maps the activities listed in Linking Gardens to School Curriculum chapter to California State Education Standards for grades K-6.
Life Lab's The Growing Classroom and Life Lab Science K-5 Science Curriculum are both alinged to the CA State Science Standards.