Resources
Web
Sites
Margaret
Beeks Elementary School Gardening Project
This site is a goldmine for students and teachers with a passion for
herbs. It includes a student-designed herb newsletter, poetry, herb
history and folklore, lots of recipes, and observation sheets and
activities for selected herbs.
Herb
Recipes
Peppermint pore cleaner, an herbal bath bag, and other Colonial recipes
are featured on this school site.
Sense-Sational
Herb Garden
You can go to this site at the 4-H Children's Garden in Michigan to
see a list of the medley of herbs used in their Sense-Sational Garden.
Better yet, take the virtual tour, which features a live panoramic
view of the planting.
Herbal Theme Gardens
The Herb Society of America offers plant lists for creating
herb gardens on various themes, from an alphabet border to a pizza
plot.
Herbal Web Quest
Designed for a nutrition and wellness class, this Web Quest
challenges students to grow herbs, explore their historical,
culinary, and household uses, and present their
new knowledge to others.
Herb
Items from the Kidsgardening Store
Windowsill
Herb Garden Kit
Includes all you'll need to grow cilantro, oregano, chives, and mini-basil
on your classroom windowsill. It also contains a circular wheel featuring
16 herbs and their uses.
Medicinal Herbs Poster
The leaves and flowers of fifty medicinal herbs are featured in this
vibrant poster.
