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Dairy in Schools
Dairy in Schools
BY: American Dairy Association
GRADES: 2nd-12th
DESCRIPTION: American Dairy Association North East is a long-time advocate of supporting the 'whole child' by working with school districts to help boost participation in school meals and the consumption of milk, cheese, and yogurt. ADA North East also works with schools to implement Fuel Up, an in-school fitness initiative that promtoes healthy eating and physical activity.
Dig In!
Dig In!
BY: USDA
GRADES: 5th-6th
DESCRIPTION: Explore a world of possibilities in the garden and on your plate using ten inquiry-based lessons that engage 5th and 6th graders in growing, harvesting, tasting, and learning about fruits and vegetables. More information is also available at Dig In! At Home Parent Booklet and Dig In! Posters.
Discover MyPlate
Discover MyPlate
BY: USDA
GRADES: Kindergarden
DESCRIPTION: Discover MyPlate is fun and inquiry-based nutrition education that fosters the development of healthy food choices and physically active lifestyles during a critical developmental and learning period for children—kindergarten.
Farm to Head Start Harvest of the Month
Farm to Head Start Harvest of the Month
BY: Lycoming College & STEPS Head Start
GRADES: Elementary
DESCRIPTION: The Farm to Head Start Harvest of the Month curriculum, developed by students of Lycoming College Teacher Certification Program in partnership with STEP Head Start of Pennsylvania, offers 12 months worth of creative and engaging activities aimed at introducing children to fruits and vegetables through sensory exploration while learning about the health benefits of fresh produce. Activities and lesson plans include Head Start, Early Head Start, and home based resources and align with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.
Food Foundations Unit
Food Foundations Unit
BY: Sustainable School Projects
GRADES: K-4th
DESCRIPTION: This unit gives students the opportunity to develop his or her own scientific and culinary curiosity. The lessons integrate learning, introduce students to the healthful benefits of eating well, develop basic cooking skills and cultivate scientific habits of mind while discovering a diversity of foods. Creating a comprehensive beginner’s guide to the universally engaging topic of food, this unit can act as an important foundation for a lifetime of food exploration and fun.
Growing Minds Farm to School
Growing Minds Farm to School
BY: Growing Minds
GRADES: Pre K-12th
DESCRIPTION: Great lesson plans make any new classroom project a cinch! Over the years, Growing Minds has developed farm to school activities that incorporate state and national curriculum. Teachers are currently using these plans throughout Southern Appalachia and beyond. Find lesson plans in the list below or take a look at our Get Local @ School materials to find lesson plans, recipes, books, and other resources for each month of the school year.
Got Veggies?
Got Veggies?
BY: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
GRADES: 2nd-3rd
DESCRIPTION: Got Veggies? is a garden-based nutrition education curriculum created with the goal of getting children to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. It features seven full lesson plans that are aligned with Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Nutrition Health Science, and other related subjects.
Harvest of the Moon
Harvest of the Moon
BY: University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension
GRADES: 1st-5th
DESCRIPTION: The Harvest of the Moon was created to strengthen connections to food through the integration of Menominee language, the Menominee Moons, Menominee art, and Indigenous recipes. Each of these components relates to each other and combined, a thriving and complex learning system exists. Within this learning system are the solutions to building a healthy and thriving community. This has been passed on from one generation to the next for so many and for just as many others, this project may be their first experience with this knowledge.
Kids Snacks! Traditional Foods for a Healthy Future
Kids Snacks! Traditional Foods for a Healthy Future
BY: University of Wisconsin Extension
GRADES: 1st-5th
DESCRIPTION: This curriculum is designed as a way for youth to become engaged with their traditions, culture, and health through food. It is designed as a way to rebuild the connection between the earth and our bodies, using the cycles of the seasons and the rich regional foods as our guide. Our goal is to empower young people to make thoughtful decisions regarding their food choices and activities and to take pride in the rich food history of the traditional people of this region.
Kids Dig Wisconsin Potatoes
Kids Dig Wisconsin Potatoes
BY: University of Wisconsin Extension
GRADES: 4th & 7th-12th
DESCRIPTION: This curriculum is all about potatoes in Wisconsin.
Let's Eat Healthy
Let's Eat Healthy
BY: Dairy Council of California
GRADES: K-12th
DESCRIPTION: Nutrition education for those passionate about elevating the health of children through the pursuit of healthy eating habits.
Nourish Curriculum Guide
Nourish Curriculum Guide
BY: Nourish
GRADES: 1st-5th
DESCRIPTION: Download the free Nourish Curriculum Guide. Includes a viewing guide, seven learning activities, a glossary, and suggested resources. Aligns to national content standards for Social Sciences, Science, Health, and Language Arts.
Nourishing Students: Enrichment Activities
Nourishing Students: Enrichment Activities
BY: Abundant California
GRADES: K-5th
DESCRIPTION: These fun, flexible cross-curricular enrichment activities help children learn how fruits and vegetables grow, how they get from the field to the plate, and what makes each unique. Through observations, games, movement, children also build skills in critical thinking, listening, memory, and concentration.
Nutritious, Delicious, Wisconsin
Nutritious, Delicious, Wisconsin
BY: DPI Team Nutrition
GRADES: 3rd-5th
DESCRIPTION: Nutritious, Delicious, Wisconsin is a series of lessons that use Wisconsin-produced foods to teach nutrition concepts to elementary students. The primary goal of the lessons is to broaden the food experiences of Wisconsin students and provide another aspect to learn about nutrition as part of the study of our great state. The lessons connect Wisconsin foods to the state’s history, culture, and people. The lessons also encourage children to eat healthful foods, particularly those produced in Wisconsin.
Pilot Light Anywhere
Pilot Light Anywhere
BY: Pilot Light, The Food Education Center
GRADES: Pre K-12th
DESCRIPTION: Pilot Light Anywhere lessons are designed for teaching literacy-based food education for grades Pre-K through 12 – wherever you are. All lessons are built around our Food Education Standards and Common Core English Language Arts Standards. Our Food Education Standards provide a holistic scope of food education for all students. Lessons will be added on a rolling basis – so, check back soon!
REAP Farm to School Lessons
REAP Farm to School Lessons
BY: REAP
GRADES: 1st-5th
DESCRIPTION: The main job of REAP's Farm to School specialists is to teach! We bring local foods, nutrition, and garden education into Madison schools all year long through our lesson series. Our lessons are geared for 3rd through 5th grades, but we teach adapted versions in 4K through 2nd grade classrooms as well. Each series usually lasts 6 weeks, and includes 30-45 minutes of hands on instruction with a fresh and healthy snack at the end. All of our lessons, including activities and lesson plans are adaptable to any classroom.
Serving Up MyPlate: A Yummy Curriculum
Serving Up MyPlate: A Yummy Curriculum
BY: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
GRADES: 1st-6th
DESCRIPTION: Serving Up MyPlate is a collection of classroom materials that helps elementary school teachers integrate nutrition education into math, science, English language arts, and health. This yummy curriculum introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the MyPlate icon and a variety of hands–on activities. Students also learn the importance of physical activity to staying healthy.
Sustainable Eating, Healthy
Sustainable Eating, Healthy
BY: EPA
GRADES: 3rd-6th
DESCRIPTION: This lesson brings together ideas from the previous seven lessons and explains the concept of sustainable food through discussion of how foods travel and the importance of community gardens, and how they are linked to healthy eating.
Teaching the Food System from Farm to Fork
Teaching the Food System from Farm to Fork
BY: Food Span
GRADES: 3rd-5th
DESCRIPTION: Each of the 17 lessons includes a warm-up, one or more main activities, a reflection, and optional extensions that can serve as homework assignments or projects. FoodSpan is designed so teachers can work through the entire curriculum or teach lessons individually. Lessons are aligned with national education standards in science, social studies, health, and family and consumer sciences.
Team Nutrition Cooks!
Team Nutrition Cooks!
BY: USDA
GRADES: 3rd-6th
DESCRIPTION: Team Nutrition Cooks! is a series of cooking-based nutrition activities for out-of-school and afterschool programs, for children around ages 8 to 12 years old. These activities can spark children’s interest in trying new foods and help empower them with skills for independence. Cooking can also help kids become more interested in making healthy food choices that can help build and support good eating habits throughout their lifetime.
The Edible School Yard Project
The Edible School Yard Project
BY: The Edible School Yard Project
GRADES: Pre K-12th
DESCRIPTION: Discover free lesson plans and materials created by our program and partners.
Toward a Sustainable Agriculture
Toward a Sustainable Agriculture
BY: University of Wisconsin-Madison Center of Integrated Agricultural Systems
GRADES: 9th-12th
DESCRIPTION: A curriculum consisting of 5 modules to educate students about sustainable agricultural practices, such as field crops, animals, horticulture, and organic agriculture.
Traditional Foods
Traditional Foods
BY: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
GRADES: 3rd-5th
DESCRIPTION: American Indian nations of Wisconsin hold meaningful traditions and cultural ties ot native foods. In an effort to support the communities interested in incorporating these traditions and native foods into schools, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) School Nutrition Team created the American Indian Traditional Foods in USDA School meals program: A Wisconsin Farm to School Toolkit. This toolkit provides guidance for administering school meals programs in Wisconsin so that farm to school programs and traditional foods may be implemented into school cafeterias, classrooms, and gardens.
Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom
Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom
BY: Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom
GRADES: Pre K-12th
DESCRIPTION: Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom offers lesson plans for PreK through high school grade levels about agriculture, agricultural careers, and other topics. The program also networks with other commodity groups that develop lessons.
Wisconsin Standards for Nutrition
Wisconsin Standards for Nutrition
BY: DPI
GRADES: K-12
DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this guide is to improve Nutrition education for students and for communities. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has developed standards to assist Wisconsin educators and stakeholders in understanding, developing, and implementing course offerings and curriculum in school districts across Wisconsin.
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