Food for Thought: Teaching How Systems Work Through Gardening

In our 3rd episode of Food for Thought, our director and creator of the Learn & Grow Educational Series discusses how to use gardening to teach kids about systems, how they work, and how they interact with each other to create larger systems.

References:

• California State Academic Standards – https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/
• Definition of “gestalt” – https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gestalt
• Bronfenbrenner’s Socio-Ecological Model of Human Development – https://www.psychologynoteshq.com/bronfenbrenner-ecological-theory/
• How-to Instructions for Making Your Own Self-Watering Gardening Container – https://learn-and-grow.org/welcome/how-to-build-a-self-watering-bucket-container/

Fundraiser: Buy non-GMO seeds for your own self-watering container garden (affiliate link) – http://www.seedsnow.com/?rfsn=3720.1f1.25941

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Anne Zachry

Anne M. Zachry, MA, has worked as a child and family advocate in the public education arena since 1991 and as a paralegal in education-related litigation since 2005. She also holds a master's degree in educational psychology with a specific emphasis on human development across the lifespan, effective instructional practices, the science of learning, and educational program evaluation.