Teaching plan for the school garden

Here you will find a selection of cultivation-related teaching programs. Some can be used in a school garden, others are suitable for planters, the nature around the garden or in the classroom. They have science as a starting point, but for most of the programs it is natural to connect to other subjects. The programs derive their competence objectives from the new curriculum and are therefore sorted according to the levels where the competence objectives belong, although many of the programs can easily be adapted to other age groups.

Brønnerud school and Vitenparken have collaborated to create the plans with the goal of making them easy to use for teachers while still maintaining the playful form of science center didactics. Some plans have also been created by Vitenparken in collaboration with Inspiria Science Center , for use in their program Self-cultivated is well-cultivated .

The programs build on the understanding of where our food comes from and the interaction with nature that we depend on. They are good starting points for delving deeper into the topic of sustainability. Some programs also have a P4C, Philosophy for Children, assignment, which stimulates wonder, reflection, argumentation and philosophizing.

1st-2nd grade

Our birch tree

Requires access to a birch tree.
Follow a birch tree throughout the year. We recommend that you set aside 6-8 hours during the year, depending on how many birch products you want to make. The program requires easy access to a birch, preferably one from which you can remove sap, twigs or leaves. Read more .

From seed to seed

Requires a bed or some large pots outside.
Follow the marigold from seed to seed throughout the summer months from April/May to August/September. We recommend that you set aside 6-8 hours during this period. Seeds are an exciting topic and there is plenty of room for embroidery. Read more .

From onion to onion

Requires a bed or some large pots outside.
Yellow onions, garlic, tulip bulbs, some plants make bulbs. Get to know different onions and follow the garlic through the summer months from clove to finished garlic. Start just before frost in the fall, or just after the frost has passed in the spring, until August the following year. We recommend that you set aside 6-8 hours during the period. Read more.

What does a plant need to grow?

Classroom layout .
We recommend that you set aside 3-4 hours over the course of a week. It is best to do the experiments while it is still cold outside (below 10 degrees). Read more.

3rd-4th grade

The Water Cycle 1: A Sealed Miniature Garden

The Water Cycle 2: An apple-wrinkled face, a carnation experiment, and breathing in a bag

Grades 5-7

Fertilizer trials outside: It smells like money!

Make a greenhouse

Seed hunting, seed mosaics and seeds as food security

Create a plant maze

Collection booklet

Self-cultivated is well-cultivated – Teacher's Guide (Inspiria)

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School garden as a learning arena for in-depth learning, critical thinking and sustainability.
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