Subject Guides: Green City Teachers: Sample Curricula

Standards-Based Curricula

Nature Explore
Educational resources for connecting children with nature.
Fairchild Challenge
Curricula for various disciplines, including science, math, music, history, English, etc.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Training for teachers to implement gardening projects in classrooms, schoolyards and surrounding neighborhoods.
Camden Children’s Garden
Teacher training, on-site and distance learning with 30 lessons aligned to NJ state standards for K – 12.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Curricula and classroom activities
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Watershed Department
Watershed activities all year long:
Weaver’s Way Community Programs
Visits of farmers to schools to help implement lessons, and planting ideas for school gardens.
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Teacher training and curriculum supplements
Longwood Gardens Youth Programming
Curricula-based programs for a variety of disciplines.
Chicago Botanic Garden
“How-to” advice for garden creation and lesson plans.
State of California
Curricula for incorporating waste prevention, recycling, and composting concepts aligned with California's State Standards.
Royal Horticultural Society’s Teacher’s School Gardening Resource
Projects, lesson plans and success stories.
National Gardening Association
Children’s gardening information, curriculum-based projects and advice.
Cornell University Garden-Based Learning Program
Projects, advice and ways to share school gardening with other educators and administrators.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Standards-based online curricula.
Earthbox
EarthBox® Pre-K–12th grade standards-based curriculum support packages for planting in containers. Curriculum included with purchase of Earthbox.
Food, Land, People
Educational resources for purchase.