A Mobile is a decoration or art piece people with items hanging on strings or wires. In this activity, we’ll explore the different plant parts and their functions by making a “Plant Parts Mobile.”

Grow Microgreens using upcycled materials, like old egg cartons, and track their growth in this fun and simple activity.

Explore the different parts of the plant through this fun and interactive (and delicious) garden lesson.

We’re goin’ on a Bug hunt! Students practice observational skills and get a chance to really explore the garden in this fun & easily adaptable lesson.

Students try and cook with fresh herbs in the garden, making posters about what herbs are used for. Dill, oregano, cilantro, parsley, rosemary, thyme, oregano, chives: let’s try them all!

On March 16, the first day of Ohio’s COVID-19 shutdown, Highland Youth Garden’s lead gardener Charlie Richardson was checking progress on rows of radishes, kale and peas. She recalled Highland Elementary students planting the vegetable seeds just weeks prior. She frowned knowing the students may not be back to harvest them with their schools closed indefinitely.

“We were gearing up for spring, adding a second garden club and expanding our Green Teens summer jobs program, then COVID changed our focus,” says Charlie.

Lead Educator Katie shares her thoughts on their first year with Green Teens running the Garden Club program: what she liked, what she’ll change for next year, and advice for anyone interested in implementing teen-led club.

Learn what our Green Teens had to say about this year’s Garden Club program: What they’d change, what they loved, and advice for anyone running an after-school club.