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Growing Classroom

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As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Paragauy, one of my main objectives was to promote the use of home gardens. I did this by teaching gardens in the local school. I used this book as a resource to give me ideas on how to teach math, reading, and nutrition skills. The book is loaded with experiments, fun games and pictures that make learning fun. It makes it super easy to bring lots of fun and educational hours to the garden. Gardens are a great way to teach kids. And you get to eat all the stuff you grow.

This book has been around a while. I got my first copy when I was a Peace Corps volunteer in 1993. They gave us free copies. We used it to make a similar Spanish Language resource. The book is great for elementary aged teaching but can be adapted for older grades. I also appreciate that the book has sections on nutrition, consumerism and food choices. It also has some great basic gardening information in the appendices. There are many books like this one out there but this one seems to have what they all have and more.