2009-10 SCHOOL PROGRAMS (Fall & Spring)


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Please leave a detailed message with your school name, class size, preferred date and program. Registrations are accepted strictly on a first-come basis. Register early for best selection.

School Programs are offered from Tuesday through Friday and are held outdoors in the TBG's Teaching Garden or indoors in The James Boyd Children's Centre. Please call 416-397-1355 to register.

  • $7 registration fee per student per program
  • Sessions take place between 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
  • Maximum of 30 students per program
  • No charge for each adult supervisor for every five students
  • ALL Teaching Garden programs include outdoor components, please ensure all participants are dressed for the weather
  • Outdoor programs will be moved inside in the event of severe or dangerous weather.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  


Our programs may include visiting our red wiggler worms, scavenger hunts, planting bulbs, seeds or succulents, discovering the organic and inorganic parts of soil, experiencing life as an animal living in Toronto's ravine ecosystem, or exploring the interactive learning stations in The James Boyd Children's Centre

ATTENTION TEACHERS!
Be sure to download our new school visit package.  This includes valuable information such as directions to the gardens, a checklist of items to bring and curriculum expectations met during the program.  It also has activities and worksheets for you to do with your class such as a self-guided tour as well as pre and post activities for each program.

Each of our Kindergarten to Grade Four programs is designed to support and enhance the Ontario Ministry of Education's Science and Technology Curriculum. Lines in italics refer to topics identified the Ontario Curriculum.

SCHOOL PROGRAMS (KG to Grade 4)

KG: Munchkins in the Garden OUTDOORS
[TG10STMG] Children will use their five senses to explore seasonal changes and find patterns in the natural world. They will learn about cycles in nature by planting bulbs in the fall and seeds in the spring and will discover how our red wiggler worms create soil.
Patterns, Cycles, and Natural Occurrences

KG: Season Reasons INDOORS
[TG09SJSR] Students will learn about the different seasons and explore what plants and animals do during fall, winter, spring and summer through hands-on activities and explorations. Students will plant a seed to take back to school with them where they can watch it grow!
Patterns, Cycles, and Natural Occurrences

Grade 1: Eyes on Life OUTDOORS
[TG09STEL] Do plants and people need the same things to survive? Through hands-on exploration in the garden, students will compare the needs of plants animals. Children will play games to learn how plant and animal behaviours and characteristics change with the seasons.
Characteristics and Needs of Living Things
Daily and Seasonal Cycles

Grade 1: Seed Needs INDOORS
[TG09SJSN] Learn about the needs of plants and animals through stories, games and activities! Hands on activities will allow students to get up close and personal with our red wiggler worms and examine living plants and animals. Students will plant their own 'living necklace' to bring back to school!
Characteristics and Needs of Living Things
Daily and Seasonal Cycles

Grade 2: Garden Dwellers OUTDOORS
[TG09STGD] What animals make the Teaching Garden their home? Students will discover the wide range of creatures that live here and learn how they meet their needs all year long through games and hands-on activities.
Growth and Changes in Animals

Grade 2: Amazing Animals INDOORS
[TG09SJAA] Do all creatures have bones? What does the world look like through bug eyes? What is metamorphosis? Children will be able to answer these questions and more as they explore our collection of animals and insects. Students will take home a self-designed seed packet to start their own butterfly habitat.
Growth and Changes in Animals

Grade 3 Soil: That's Not Dirt! OUTDOORS
[TG09STND] Soil is much more than the ground beneath our feet! Through hands-on activities, students will explore the formation and components of the organic and inorganic parts of soil. They will also meet the friendly decomposers that are always hard at work in the Teaching Garden.
Soils in the Environment

Grade 3 Soil: From the Ground on Down INDOORS
[TG09SJFG] Take a close look at the ground! There's a world of life below our feet. Children will get up close and personal with decomposers who make soil, discover the inorganic parts of soil and make the perfect soil for a succulent, then take it home.
Soils in the Environment

Grade 3 Plants: Growing Green OUTDOORS
[TG09STGG] Plants come in all shapes and sizes! Hands-on activities will help children understand the importance of all plants, from the tallest trees to the tiniest sprouts. Students will examine the patterns that we share with plants, and plant in the garden.
Growth and Changes in Plants

Grade 3 Plants: Plant Pandemonium INDOORS
[TG09SJPP] Children will explore how seeds travel, create a living necklace, get a close-up look at a flower and meet our insect-eating plants. Students will learn the basic properties and patterns that plants share and how all life relies on these green beings.
Growth and Changes in Plants

Grade 4: Where the Wild Things Roam OUTDOORS
[TG09STWW] This hands-on program introduces students to the busy community of birds, insects, plants and animals that live in the Teaching Garden. Students will investigate the connections between living things that share the same habitat and learn how they respond to seasonal changes.
Habitats and Communities

Grade 4: Who Needs Habitat? INDOORS
[TG09SJWH] Students are introduced to fundamental habitat concepts through interactive stations that allow students to explore fascinating aspects of carnivores, herbivores, decomposers and producers up close and personal! Dissect an owl pellet, meet the mealworms and see the world through the eyes of insects.
Habitats and Communities

SELF GUIDED TOURS
TBG Children’s staff know that school resources are often limited, and that sharing busses can help more students experience exciting class trips. For classes arriving for the day, teachers are invited to download our new self-guided tour and accompanying activity sheets as part of the School Visit Package.

  • The self-guided tour is designed to help teachers and students explore Toronto Botanical Garden and Edwards Gardens before or after their scheduled program time
  • If you would like to book a self-guided tour along with your program call 416-397-1355
  • Self-Guided tour and worksheets are available as part of each School Visit Package.

Your opinion matters to us.
Please fill out a copy of our Teacher Evaluation and email or fax to:
E childrensprograms@torontobotanicalgarden.ca
F 416-397-1354

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