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Build your BYFP lesson plan
in about 5 minutes

When your grow lab arrives, you unlock the full planner, every grade and every week, with step-by-step instructions, timing and materials ready to print. No gardening expertise required.

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Before you teach

Three things to grab

Preview each one free, then enter your access code to download the full files.

Student journal

For activities where students record what they observe, measure and notice. Print one per student.

Printing instructions

Print the journal on standard 8.5″ × 11″ paper.

  • Set orientation to Landscape, two-sided printing on, with binding on the Short Edge (also called “Flip on Short Side”).
  • Print all 12 pages without scaling.
  • Stack the 6 sheets in order, fold the whole stack in half together, and staple along the fold.
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Class slide deck

Slides to project during the activities that call for them. Open to the slide the planner names.

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4-week lesson plan

A ready-made lesson plan for all four weeks if you don’t want to build your own. Want to browse the 50+ activities? Try the lesson planner tool.

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The lesson planner

Build a custom plan in 5 minutes

Pick your grade, choose what to cover, and print a ready-to-teach plan built around your grow lab. Watch the quick walkthrough, then jump in.

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