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Schoolyards in Bloom

Sponsored by TBG, the colorful, double-sided classroom poster is designed to both inspire and engage students in design-centered learning with pollinators.

ASLA is excited to share its new Career Discovery resource, Schoolyards in Bloom: Exploring Pollinators through Landscape Architecture! 

Sponsored by TBG, our colorful, double-sided classroom poster is designed to both inspire and engage students in design-centered learning with pollinators.

One side bursts with vibrant colors from ASLA’s DREAM BIG with Design campaign, featuring bold, blooming artwork and key vocabulary that celebrates the wonders of pollination.

ASLA pollinator poster TBG logo

Flip it over, and you'll find reproducible activity sheets that spark curiosity and invite students to explore landscape architecture with pollinator-friendly activities.

ASLA pollinator poster back: 8-page layout with activities, vocabulary, and pollination process content.

Whether displayed in a classroom or at home, Schoolyards in Bloom is a flexible learning tool helps connect kids to nature, design, and the important role pollinators play in shaping our world. 

Order your free copy of the Grade K-5 poster from ASLA's Career Discovery store (one per person) or click here to download and print individual poster pages or the entire packet, including:

  • Welcome Letter, Educators
  • Welcome Letter, Informal Educators
  • Unit Introduction
  • Pollinator Garden Lesson Plan Overview
  • Essential Questions & Materials
  • Exploration Activity: Grades K-2
  • Exploration Activity: Grades 3-5
  • Cut-Outs: Butterfly, Bee, Flower, Pollen, Stems 
  • Let's Make & Learn: Grades K-2
  • Pollinator Process: Grades 3-5
  • Vocabulary Sheet
  • Bonus Activity - Pollinator Garden Art created by The Land Group - Pipe Cleaner Bee Video Tutorial
  • Extension - Exploration Activity: Grades 6-8
  • Plug-and-Play Design Ideas

Supplementary Materials 

    • Orange Pollination HIVE (grades 1-2) - Pollination HIVE for Grade levels 1-2 introduces the process of plant pollination, pollinators, and examples of plants that rely on pollinators. This game can be used to reinforce concepts of pollination science lessons, used as a supplemental game or scavenger hunt. Plants identified in this game are natives found in the pollinator garden at Historic Fair Hill in Philadelphia. (Botanography) Available in ASLA's Career Discovery store.
    • Yellow Pollination HIVE (grades 3-5) - Pollination HIVE for Grade levels 3-5 introduces the process of plant pollination, pollinators, and examples of plants that rely on pollinators. This game can be used to reinforce concepts of pollination science lessons, used as a supplemental game or scavenger hunt. Plants identified in this game are natives found in the pollinator garden at Historic Fair Hill in Philadelphia. (Botanography) Available in ASLA's Career Discovery store.
    • K-12 Landscape Architecture Education: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum Guide for Art, STEM and Vocational/Trade Educators by Arnaldo Cardona, ASLA 

Project Credits: All lesson plan content was created by Taylor Metz, ASLA, PLA.