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Welcome to the Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse

Here, you can find free sustainability lessons to use in your class and upload your own lessons to share. Be sure to rate the lessons you use and leave comments for your colleagues!

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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Designing a Native Plants Garden
Lesson Type:
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Gardening
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Thumb Challenge
How Many Seeds
Lesson Type:
  • Group Work
  • Other
Sustainability Topic:
  • Gardening
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Thumb Challenge
How Many Years to Disappear?
Lesson Type:
  • Other
Sustainability Topic:
  • Waste Reduction
Leaf Animals
Lesson Type:
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Gardening
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Thumb Challenge
Let's Make a Tree
Lesson Type:
  • Experiment
  • Group Work
Sustainability Topic:
  • Gardening
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Thumb Challenge
Little Red Hen Grinds Flour
Lesson Type:
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Gardening
  • Other
Little Red Hen Plants Wheat
Lesson Type:
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Gardening
  • Other
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Thumb Challenge
Make Your Own Garden Signs
Lesson Type:
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Gardening
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Thumb Challenge
Painting a Clay Pot
Lesson Type:
  • Project
Sustainability Topic:
  • Gardening
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Thumb Challenge
Tree Life Cycle Creative Movement
Lesson Type:
  • Other
Sustainability Topic:
  • Gardening
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Thumb Challenge
Willie the Worm
Lesson Type:
  • Other
Sustainability Topic:
  • Other
GEF Program Category:
  • Green Thumb Challenge

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