by Brit MacDonald | Nov 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Green Thumbs Teacher Portal The LGT Teacher Portal is the home-base of the Little Green Thumbs Program, an exclusive digital hub of online learning resources, growing information, troubleshooting support, teacher order forms, program updates and inspiration!...
by Brit MacDonald | Oct 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Little Green Pen Pals Project We invite our Gr. 1 to 4 Little Green Thumbs classrooms to take part in Little Green Pen Pals, which engages students in cultural exchange, inquiry-based learning and literacy, as well as opportunities to build friendships across Canada!...
by Brit MacDonald | Oct 14, 2018 | Indigenous Perspectives
Incorporating Indigenous Perspectives into your Garden Learning It is important to acknowledge and celebrate the cultural identities of all students represented in your learning cohorts. It is particularly important in a Canadian context to acknowledge Indigenous...
by Brit MacDonald | Oct 10, 2018 | Food Literacy, Resource, Uncategorized
Our Favourite Garden-based Nutrition Resources How do we make the healthy food choice the easy choice for kids? Evidence says garden-based nutrition education can have a big impact. This is how you can put it to work! In a time when conversations about food are so...
by Brit MacDonald | Oct 2, 2018 | Environmental Stewardship
School Gardens Build Environmental Awareness “It is impossible for a child to work [in a] garden without tuning himself to certain universal laws…while he is grubbing in the earth, stirring the soil untiringly so as to let in the moisture and the air, nature’s secrets...
