Education at The Garden

Education at "The Garden"

Come Grow With Us! Come Learn with Us!

Events & Resources	Description	Links/other related resources
Below are materials the classroom teacher will need when teaching the David Rogers' Big Bugs Educational Program to their 3rd and 4th grade students at the Garden.	The concept behind the David Rogers Big Bugs Educational Program is for the classroom teacher to teach their 3^rd and 4^th graders about the Big Bugs at the Garden with material provided by the WKBG Education Committee. To schedule your classes to come to the Garden in August, September or October 2008, e-mail your inquiry to: larrylowing1@bellsouth.net.	Entomology Resources http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/casefile.htm
Kentucky Academic Standards		Orkin's Teachers Resource Site
Indiana Academic Standards
Booklet		UK's bug fun
Big Bugs Student Teacher Activity Sheet
Big Bugs Student Activity Sheet
Vocabulary for Big Bugs A Selected Bibliography for Elementary Students
Field Guide to Schoolyard Insects Grades 4-5
Insects A-Z Grades 4-5
Web of Insects K-5 Termite Trails Grades 4-5 Spider Debate Grades 4-5 Beneficial Bug Hunt Grades 4-5
The classroom materials provided by the WKBG Education Committee are available for you to download. You can find them when scanning the Events and Resources column. The materials are: -the academic standards- located in the first two entries. -the 16 page Booklet, which provides the content material for the educational program.-located in the third entry. -the Teacher Activity Sheet, which includes the test questions for the students, the answers and enriching activities for students that the teacher when challenging their students during their visit to the Garden - located in the fourth entry. - the Student Activity Sheet, which is the test for students- located in the fifth entry. -the Vocabulary to help students when using the Booklet-located in the sixth entry.
The remainder of the website has a variety of strategies, activities and resources for the teacher to download. Please feel free to download materials from “Links/Other Resources”, as you may find them to be quite valuable.

Events	There is always something happening at "The Garden"

David Rogers' Big Bugs Exhibit	David Rogers Big Bugs

Annual Plant Sales	Accompanying the Garden’s annual plant sales are a wide range of classes taught by spectacular experts. Examples of past sale classes (no guarantees as to content or presenter's for any future classes).

Recurring Activities	Volunteer Workdays are opportunities to work alongside experienced gardeners, including Master Gardeners, and to help the Garden in its ongoing effort to be beautiful and well groomed.
	Walk, Talk and Lunch series during the four month run is a delightful way to enjoy a topnotch authority on a specific aspect of gardening and be served a delicious lunch. This series may vary but is typically conducted throughout the months of March, April, May, and June.

Pictorial History of Events at The Garden	The opportunity to learn more about gardening is possible for you at the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden. Take a quick peek!
The resources in this website were developed by Blake Newton, Extension Entomologist from the University of Kentucky; Suzanne Guyer, retired staff developer from Daviess County; Pat Jones, retired administrator and teacher from Daviess County and Owensboro Public Schools; and, Dr. Larry Lowing, WKBG Director of Education. The website was developed by Dr. Kirk Atkinson from Western Kentucky University.