ONFE Grade 3 lesson plans
Introduction to the program and planting seeds:
Grade 3 Gardening Unit – Lesson 1 | Slide show
Grade 3 Gardening Unit – Lesson 2 | Slide show
Developed for the Windowsill Gardens program, but goes well with any Classroom Garden:
Grade 3 Windowsill Gardens – Lesson 1 – Sowing
Grade 3 Windowsill Gardens – Lesson 2 – Germination
Grade 3 Windowsill Gardens – Lesson 3 – Growth
Grade 3 Windowsill Gardens – Lesson 4 – Transplanting
Bean in a Jar Experiment
Curriculum Connections
Comprehensive lists of applicable curriculum connections:
Grade 1 Specific Ontario Curriculum Connections
Grade 3 Specific Ontario Curriculum Connections
Grade 7 Specific Ontario Curriculum Connections
Garden Tower Education Community
Teacher and Community Education*
*Much of this content is not specific to one tower type. Many of the ideas and concepts would apply to both. Simply scroll through and use what you find useful.
Tower Garden Teacher’s Guide and lesson plans
*Much of this content is not specific to one tower type. Many of the ideas and concepts would apply to both. Simply scroll through and use what you find useful.
Sustain Ontario Lesson Plans
Sustain Ontario’s website contains a wide variety of lesson plans from grade 3 to grade 9 that fit very well with the Classroom Gardens program. They can be found at https://foodisscience.ca/.
