When spring arrives, everyone is ready to be outdoors! During the month of April, have your children learn about the importance of gardening and how it can be both fun and beneficial with these National Lawn and Garden Month learning ideas.

Grow Something

If you need to start simple, plant beans in cups or sprout them in a baggie with damp paper towel. Other easy plants to grow include sweet potatoes and grass. Each one will sprout and grow quickly.

Focus on Flowers

Purchase a bouquet of flowers and discuss the various kinds of flowers, their unique characteristics, and how they are grown. If your children need some art time, have them draw a flower or the bouquet.

Explore Fascinating Facts

Use my Flowers & Plants Fun Fact Cards. Children love learning these little tidbits!

Design a Backyard Garden 

Have your children design their own backyard gardens with flowers, vegetables, and/or fruits that are appropriate to where you live. They can draw a diagram of what they would like to grow and where. If you want to add some math practice, price out what it would cost to bring their garden dreams to reality.

Garden Theme Learning Pack

Use my Garden Themed Learning Pack for printable activities.

Need More Learning Ideas?

See more of my ideas here: Flowers, Plants & Garden Learning Ideas

Have fun!

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