For Schools & Teachers

Redwood Scavenger Hunt – multilingual, PreK-2

Colorful images help engage your students’ senses, with text in English, Spanish and Chinese. Print your own or request a booklet for each chaperone to borrow for your visit

Preschool Adventure Kits

These bags are stocked with all you need to engage a group of preschoolers in the Garden! Request the BUGS or BEES kit to pick up for your visit

A First Look at Plants – PreK/K and Lower Elementary

Garden Sketching Activities – all grade levels

Sketching with Young Children

Conservatory of Flowers Tropical Trekkers Activity Booklet – K-5th grade (print copies are available onsite upon request)

Nature Explorers Activity Sheets – multilingual, Grades K-8

Teacher’s Guide – includes printable pages and suggestions to create nature booklets. Student versions in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog

Redwood Scavenger Hunt – multilingual, PreK-2

Colorful images help engage your students’ senses, with text in English, Spanish and Chinese. Print your own or request a booklet for each chaperone to borrow for your visit

Garden Sketching Activities – all grade levels

Sketching Guidelines

Sketching with Young Children

A First Look at Plants – PreK/K and Lower Elementary

Flowers – Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

Plant Travelers – Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

Web of Life – Lower Elementary Grades 2 or 3

Conservatory of Flowers Tropical Trekkers Activity Booklet – K-5th grade (print copies are available onsite upon request)

Exploring Rainforest Adaptations – 2nd-5th grade

Leaf Adaptation Experiment – 2nd-6th grade

Native People, Native Plants – Upper Elementary

Redwoods – Upper Elementary

Leaf Adaptation Experiment – 2nd-6th grade

Nature Explorers Activity Sheets – multilingual, Grades K-8

Teacher’s Guide – includes printable pages and suggestions to create nature booklets. Student versions in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog

Garden Sketching Activities – all grade levels

Sketching Guidelines

Habitats and Adaptations – Grades 6-12

Habitats

Plant Adaptation

Designed for older students, these printable pages encourage observation and reflection on plant adaptations and habitats in the Garden.

Habitats and Adaptations – Grades 6-12

Habitats

Plant Adaptation

Designed for older students, these printable pages encourage observation and reflection on plant adaptations and habitats in the Garden.

Garden Sketching Activities – all grade levels

Sketching Guidelines

Japanese Tea Garden

School group visits to the Japanese Tea Garden are booked in advance through the Gardens of Golden Gate Park Youth Education Department. View our guidelines for visiting school groups here.

Coming soon…