Learning Through Gardening supports teachers' use of gardening and agriculture in the classroom. This projects goal is to increase the students understanding of many science, social studies, mathematical, and literature concepts using the garden for a hands-on approach and problem solving techniques.

Ongoing Programs

Whether we grew up on a farm or in the city, agriculture and gardening play an important and enriching role in all of our lives. NJAS and Agriculture In The Classroom is proud to offer the following programs to support the agricultural education and experience of participating students and schools. To find out more about these offerings click on the links below.

Master Gardeners - Cultivate and Learning Through Gardening

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Weather Wise

Weather Wise is a collection of 10 lesson plans that can be used to help your students gain a better understanding of the weather, and it impact on their daily lives as well those involved in agriculture through farming or gardening.

The lessons are:

Blowing Breezes
Calling all Clouds
Cloudy With a Chance
Farmers and Forecasts
Humidity Hunters
Rounding up the Rain
Soak up the Sun
Under Pressure
Weatherisms
Wonderful Wind

Please join us at the
2012 National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference June 19 - 22, 2012 in Loveland, CO

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