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Aromatic Lessons
"The novel Where the Lilies Bloom first motivated my eighth graders to try raising and investigating herbs," reports Nashville, TN, teacher Nancy Ives. "It's a story of some...


Herbal Sleuths
"Before planting an outdoor herb garden, I had my second, third, and fourth graders choose projects on different uses of herbs," says Perryville, MO, teacher Sharon Hayden. She first...


Herb or Spice?
When botanists use the term herbaceous, they mean a plant that is soft stemmed, with little woody tissue. But in culinary and other ethnobotanical uses, herbs are usually defined as...


Historic Herbal Theme Gardens
"As a middle school science and social studies teacher, I had always been interested in helping students appreciate the impact of food on history," reports Nashville, TN, teacher Sue...


Experimental Herbal Remedies
"During a unit on herbs last fall, my high school students became interested in collecting plants around the school, then making herbarium samples (see below) and using books and online...


Herbal Communications
"My second graders were eager to try raising herbs in the GrowLab from seed," reports second grade Cleveland, OH, teacher Kathy Adler. After choosing cilantro, parsley, lemon balm,...


Growing Classroom Herbs
Many herb plants can be easily grown in a classroom light garden or windowsill, started from seeds, cuttings, or plants. Local nurseries, friends' gardens, and catalogs are good sources...


Celebrating Cilantro
"Cilantro was the first herb my fifth graders explored in depth," reports Redmond, WA, teacher Nancy Stutzman. As part of an online Herbal Adventures project, Nancy's students received...


Inspiring Herbal Inquiries
What better motivator for student investigations than plants that feel cool, smell great, and can turn mere tomatoes into pizza sauce?

Consider ways in which you can use herbs...



Aromatic History
"We try to bring our study of colonial America to life by engaging students in actually 'experiencing' those times," reports fifth grade teacher Arna Caplan of Golden, CO.

Students...


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