Lessons in Organic Gardening

Here you’ll find some simple ideas for teaching elementary and middle school-aged children about life in the garden. Simple, straightforward, these information sheets can help you teach kids how to grow their own vegetables. Topics range from seed to harvest, companion planting to crop rotation. Many lessons contain similar information, so browse through and pick the ones that work best for you.

Enjoy, make comments, feel free to print–but above all–Share the adventure of gardening with a child!

Note: Lessons are organized from basic to more advanced. I found children learn at their own pace, so rather than label them per age/grade, I’ve ordered them by complexity of subject matter.

Kindergarten coloring pages:

Plants eat N-P-K

Cold Weather

I Saved my Seeds!

Sunflower coloring page

Tomato and Basil are friends in the garden

Elementary:

Starting from Seed

My Seed Journal

Know What You Grow

Know What You Grow coloring page

Planting an Organic Garden