Preschool
Garden Adventures: Exploring Plants with Young Children
This curriculum was developed by the National Gardening Association (NGA) for early childhood educators to use plants as a teaching tool. Through inquiry-based discovery children can learn all about plants and get excited about nature.
Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
This program quality assessment instrument can be utilized for self-assessment and quality improvement in classrooms with children ages 2 ½ to 5 years old. It includes sections giving detailed rationale for what is being scored as well as instructions for using the score sheets.
Early Sprouts: Cultivating Healthy Food Choices in Young Children
This twenty-four lesson nutrition curriculum for preschoolers emphasizes six specific colorful vegetables to promote healthier eating at home and school. Early chapters also provide a resource for educators to develop a school plot or container garden as well as details on how to get families involved.
Building Positive Experiences with Healthy Food: Farm to Preschool
Good eating habits and a love of learning both start early, and what better way to instill both in children than with a garden? Gardening with preschoolers not only engages children in hands-on learning, but begins to build positive experiences with healthy food. This is why school gardens are a key component of effective Farm
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- Building Positive Experiences with Healthy Food (quick view as .pdf)