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Our garden is next to the playground, so, children at recess have the option of working in the garden as a physical activity, and many look forward to it.

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Summer Literacy Night out there

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Host a Parent Meeting in the garden area.

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Host a Parent Meeting in the garden area.

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We are starting a "coffee in the garden" for parents to get them involved. We want to encourage them to sign up for a week during the summer so they can tend to the garden and enjoy it. 

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We are starting a "coffee in the garden" for parents to get them involved. We want to encourage them to sign up for a week during the summer so they can tend to the garden and enjoy it. 

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Making the garden a priority for PTA and a part of the healthy lifestyles PTA position has been a game changer 

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Making the garden a priority for PTA and a part of the healthy lifestyles PTA position has been a game changer 

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Kids help out with garden

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Empower parents to ask at stores for supplies for your school garden!

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Empower parents to ask at stores for supplies for your school garden!

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PALS taking kids out when they come at lunch

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PALS taking kids out when they come at lunch

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Sending home produce that the student has harvested!

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Sending home produce that the student has harvested!

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communicate to MS and HS counselors that we can provide NHS and Jr NHS hours.... also Community service hours 

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communicate to MS and HS counselors that we can provide NHS and Jr NHS hours.... also Community service hours 

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Planting partys

Coffee in the garden

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We have parents care for the garden and harvest during the summer

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parents of course

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PTA helping with planting days

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Boys and Girl Scouts, local middle and high school students for volunteer hours, local retirement home/community, high school garden clubs, local real estate agents, and parents.

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Boys and Girl Scouts, local middle and high school students for volunteer hours, local retirement home/community, high school garden clubs, local real estate agents, and parents.

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I think many teachers at school prefer hard copies of garden curriculum as opposed to digital links so we are budgeting booklets for K-5 teachers

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Persuasive writing about what changes or additions they would like to see in the garden.

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Persuasive writing about what changes or additions they would like to see in the garden.

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DEAR Time, SEL, garden club, an option at recess, and yearbook club

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DEAR Time, SEL, garden club, an option at recess, and yearbook club

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measurement of plants to graph and compare heights

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measurement of plants to graph and compare heights

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writing

Math

SEL

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Why not just change up the location and just get kids outside! Test review, observations

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photography and drawing from observation with art classes

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photography and drawing from observation with art classes

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using it for drawing and labeling skills in Kinder

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using it for drawing and labeling skills in Kinder

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Posting unit specific curriculum ideas for teachers to use NOW in the newsletter

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Practicing awareness/mindfulness/5 senses for SEL

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I like the idea of getting our instructional coaches to help us. They attend weekly meetings with all our teams and could remind them of the Lessons we can already do.

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I like the idea of getting our instructional coaches to help us. They attend weekly meetings with all our teams and could remind them of the Lessons we can already do.

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Writing prompts for teachers to use for journal writing.

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Writing prompts for teachers to use for journal writing.

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small group SEL activities with counselors

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small group SEL activities with counselors

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Sharing the produce with the students' families and the staff.

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Sharing the produce with the students' families and the staff.

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Veggie of the week announced in the mornings!

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We are pickling radishes "from the garden" as a part of a community event.

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Garden Fairy and Dirt Master

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Create a class garden log for teachers to measure how much time they spend out there. Share that info with other teachers. Have teachers share pictures monthly of their time in the garden

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Offer a variety of social activities like meditating or offer it as a space for small groups.

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Offer a variety of social activities like meditating or offer it as a space for small groups.

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A Harvest Night followed by a  movie and snacks from the garden.

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A Harvest Night followed by a  movie and snacks from the garden.

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We have adopted the Garden Fairy, that comes around the classes and asks them to sign up for a week. The class gets the "Golden Shovel" for the week.  We are in the process of creating a bulletin board for what is going on in the garden or what's growing! Also will include a fun fact...

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We have adopted the Garden Fairy, that comes around the classes and asks them to sign up for a week. The class gets the "Golden Shovel" for the week.  We are in the process of creating a bulletin board for what is going on in the garden or what's growing! Also will include a fun fact...

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Share ideas for hands on science activities that involve using the garden.

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Put invitations in teachers' boxes to have them visit the garden and have their class write about what they think about it. Give them seeds to start some plants to add!

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Put invitations in teachers' boxes to have them visit the garden and have their class write about what they think about it. Give them seeds to start some plants to add!

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Sharing the harvest with garden club members and staff

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Little notes in Staff Lunch room about what can be harvest and how

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We blocked off and labeled sections for each grade level. We gave every teacher seeds to start in their classroom. We also let them choose to plant things from the plant give away.

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We blocked off and labeled sections for each grade level. We gave every teacher seeds to start in their classroom. We also let them choose to plant things from the plant give away.

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Measuring and counting in the garden

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Pass around an award to the class with the most usage. Teacher scans QR code when they visit the garden

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Pass around an award to the class with the most usage. Teacher scans QR code when they visit the garden

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advertising during faculty meetings, school news 

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advertising during faculty meetings, school news 

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post the benefits of a garden, real photos of the garden, activities that can happen in the garden, etc in the school news to get student AND teacher buy in

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Adding Curriculum specific ideas to Staff Newsletter

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more "tastings" with items from the garden

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more "tastings" with items from the garden

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We are moving into some awesome Math and Science TEKs that we are taking lessons outside and into the garden.

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Put harvested food in the teachers lounge :) 

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Put harvested food in the teachers lounge :) 

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My garden co-teacher put all the goodies that have been harvested these past few days in the teacher lounge!!

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Show your Principal your committee rocks! Give them a one-page report that summarizes goals of the committee and what you have accomplished so far. And let them know what you're still working on!

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When teachers are asking for room parents at BOY, also have them ask for a class garden buddy who can accompany them to the garden as an extra set of hands if needed.

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Make a garden news chalkboard out by the garden

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Make a garden news chalkboard out by the garden

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With a chalkboard that is updated weekly, students and teachers always have things they can explore. It helps spread the news of things that happen in the garden, but don’t last long.

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Barriers and Strategies to Thriving Garden article

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Barriers and Strategies to Thriving Garden article

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ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.

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ScienceDirect is the world's leading source for scientific, technical, and medical research. Explore journals, books and articles.

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Individual H‑E‑Bs gives up to 200 to local communities, could be used for cooking, some locations have organic transplants

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Love the idea of selling small packs of herbs!

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Our after school program has been approved for 2 grants. One for a pond and one for a living garden wall. Trouble getting through AISD Building to get them completed.

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Monarch Heroes program grant, Wildlife Federation grant, EcoSchools grant, Partnered with Mission Continues, donations from Home Depot (butterfly weed), Forestry grant (planted 65 trees on campus)

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GO to Recycling center for mulch or certain items

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some parents who worked in construction helped out

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some parents who worked in construction helped out

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Garden club tuition after school, monthly farmers markets

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Chip Drop (it's free)

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I like the idea of selling things from the garden. We had a ton of basil we could have sold this summer. 

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I like the idea of selling things from the garden. We had a ton of basil we could have sold this summer. 

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Donations from Home Depot and Lowes. LEEF Grants. Local realtor helped with mulch.

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Donations from Home Depot and Lowes. LEEF Grants. Local realtor helped with mulch.

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Begged

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Education foundation grants

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Volunteer sign up at Meet the teacher

Assuring yea hers or volunteers that it’s ok to fail and learn

Sharing successes with photos and videos of the kids, produce, grant awards etc

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Snacks and then asking for their vision of the garden area.

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Maybe giving them (committee) a snack that could tie into a lesson for the kiddos??? I remember some really good snack my kiddos loved during intern lessons.

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Maybe giving them (committee) a snack that could tie into a lesson for the kiddos??? I remember some really good snack my kiddos loved during intern lessons.

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Regular scheduled meetings. Offering snacks. Keeping the meetings short. Having roles. Allowing committee members to follow their interests/passions.

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was not given a choice to be on the community and they were "voluntold" to lead the garden committee. 

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was not given a choice to be on the community and they were "voluntold" to lead the garden committee. 

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Consistent work days in the actual garden - regulars look forward to them and come to work and also socialize within the community.

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Variety of Committee members (parents, different content area)

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Communication
inspire others

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get a variety of people involved... teachers, custodians, librarian, parents, kids, admin...

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get a variety of people involved... teachers, custodians, librarian, parents, kids, admin...

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Assigning teachers a garden bed and garden consultation/support by appointment.

We are implementing an outdoor classroom with clipboards and pencils. Just put in picnic tables to get kids and teachers used to waking out there.

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A sense of connectedness

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I was thinking of initially doing a video of how to water, so teachers can show it to their kiddos, then go out and do it with them?

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I was thinking of initially doing a video of how to water, so teachers can show it to their kiddos, then go out and do it with them?

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Giving ideas of what teachers and students can do in the garden.

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Giving ideas of what teachers and students can do in the garden.

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Talking and engaging with the teachers during faculty meetings and trainings about incorporating the garden/outdoor learning model. 

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Talking and engaging with the teachers during faculty meetings and trainings about incorporating the garden/outdoor learning model. 

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Make it a part of the day or lesson that seems doable but not mandatory

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Make it a part of the day or lesson that seems doable but not mandatory

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Giving curricular lesson ideas

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connecting science curriculum to garden usage

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connecting science curriculum to garden usage

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Buddy class activity

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Not knowing what to do or not having a green thumb

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Not knowing what to do or not having a green thumb

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I think having good communication with them to show them that it's  a community space for all of us to share.

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I think having good communication with them to show them that it's  a community space for all of us to share.

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Letting teachers know that it is shared space 

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Letting teachers know that it is shared space 

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Bring teachers into the garden for some hands on time. Just try it out. Enjoy the space.

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Embed the garden in lessons already being taught. Offer to lead the class. through lead a lesson. 

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Embed the garden in lessons already being taught. Offer to lead the class. through lead a lesson. 

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This is an area we are focusing on this year. We want to increase class/teacher/student participation in the garden.

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start easy! take a book outside and read it to the class.

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providing ready made lessons that relate to content.