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October HOTM: Cucumbers
October HOTM: Cucumbers
Celebrate cucumber, and encourage students and school communities to eat a variety of nutritious produce.
Resources will be updated on this website on an ongoing basis with a slide deck, social media content, and teacher and family resources!
Learn more about the OUSD Harvest of the Month (HOTM) program here.
Scroll below to see all of our October Cucumber resources.
This slide deck is made for you to use flexibly for instructional purposes.
In this slide deck, you will find 3 versions:
A) A Young Learner's Edition
B) A Young Learner's Edition in Spanish (limited)
C) An Older Learner's edition
Some of the content covered includes:
1) What Are Cucumbers?
2) Cucurbitaceae Plant Family
3) Structure of a Cucumber Plant
4) Cucumber Nutrition Facts
5) Ways to Eat Cucumbers
6) Cucumber Farmer Spotlight
Please click the button below, the image to the right, or click here to access the full slide deck.
October '24 Cucumbers HOTM.pptxHow are you feeling today on a cucumber scale?
How are you feeling today on a cucumber scale?
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Cucumber Farmer Spotlight
Cucumber Farmer Spotlight
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Activity Sheet
Activity Sheet
This worksheet is meant to introduce the botanical layout of a cucumber plant to students. The intended audience is 3rd grade and above. The definitions and picture can are meant to reinforce what is learned through the cucumber slide deck. Definitions at the bottom are provided as hints.
Cucumber Plant Labeling.pdf
Activity Sheet
Activity Sheet
This activity sheet is meant to introduce nutrition facts and vegetables in the same family as cucumber (Cucurbits) to students. The intended audience is 5th grade and above.
Cucumber English Newsletter.pdf Family Newsletter (English)
Family Newsletter (English)
Cucumber Spanish Newsletter.pdfFamily Newsletter (Spanish)
Family Newsletter (Spanish)
These newsletters are meant to guide the student's families in implementing the harvest of the month into their lifestyles!
Cucumber Lesson Plans for Teachers.pdfEducator Newsletter
Educator Newsletter
Copies of this newsletter are provided for all staff at EFG Champion sites.
Cucumber newsletter training guide.pdfCompanion Educator Newsletter Training Guide
Companion Educator Newsletter Training Guide
Cucumber food tips.pdfCucumber Nutrition Newsletter
Cucumber Nutrition Newsletter
Cucumber botanical image and how it grows.pdfCucumber Botanical Info
Cucumber Study Sleuth Answers.pdfCucumber Study Sleuth
Cucumber:Pickle Nutrition Label.pdfCucumber/Pickle Nutrition Sheets
Cucumber books.pdfCucumber Book List
Ensalada!
Ensalada!
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Cucumber by Macka B
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