Missouri Botanical Garden  
 
 

Visit our family of attractions:

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Shaw Nature Reserve

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Butterfly House

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EarthWays Center
Education
A Place to Learn

Designed specifically for use at the Missouri Botanical Garden, A Place to Learn features 21 lessons for grades K–8 on subjects of ecology, plant biology, art, math, and social studies. Maps and reproducible student data sheets accompany each lesson.

Select lessons are available to download, please click the links below. The complete guide is also available for purchase.

Adobe Reader is required to view the files. Adobe Reader is free to download.

  • A First Look at the Garden (PK–K)
  • I Spy a Plant (PK–2)
  • Super Seeds (PK–2)
  • Through the Moon Gate (K–2)
  • Our Own Rain Forest (K–2)
  • People and Plants (K–2)
  • Spring Explorers (K–3)
  • Seiwa-en! (K–4)
  • A Walk with Native Americans (3–6)
  • Growing Gardeners (3–6)
  • Leaf Hunters (3–6)
  • Plants and Products (3–6)
  • Pollen Pals (3–6)
  • Rain Forest Ramble (3–6)
  • Trees of Missouri (3–6)
  • Exploring the Japanese Garden (4–8)
  • Plant Detectives (5–8)
  • Marvelous Math (5–8)
  • A Sculptural Study (5–8)
  • Major Plant Groups (6–8)
  • Plant and Animal Interactions (6–8)