November '24 Persimmons
Celebrate persimmons this month, 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, our HOTM social media content, and more teacher and family resources!
Learn more about OUSD Harvest of the Month (HOTM) here.
November Persimmons:
Eating these nutritious fruits are the perfect way to welcome the Fall season. They are awesome to eat raw as a snack, in smoothies, and in baked goods!
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Meet the Farmer behind OUSD's Fuyu Persimmons:
Learn about Castellanos Farms - the farm we are sourcing our Fuyu Persimmons from!
Print it out, add it to your bulletin board, share in a newsletter!
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Persimmon Slide-Deck
This slide deck is made for you to use in a flexible capacity for instructional purposes.
In this slide deck you will find:
A young learner's version
An older learner's version
Some of the content includes: What are Persimmons, Persimmon Plant Structure and Life Cycle, Nutrition Facts, Ways to Eat Persimmons, and Persimmon Farm Spotlight.
You can access it by clicking on the button above or by clicking on the image to the right.
November '24 Persimmons HOTM.pptx
Persimmon Feelings Scale
Use this persimmon themed feeling scale as a fun check in!
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A Visit to a Japanese Persimmon Farm
Oakland Unified School District's Wellness Specialist, Lydia Yamaguchi, takes us on an adventure to visit Cog Lab Farms in Wakayama, Japan. Persimmon is November's Harvest of the Month!
Activity Sheet
This worksheet is meant to guide the student in creating a poem about persimmons! The intended audience is 3rd grade and above.
Activity Sheet
This activity sheet is meant to encourage students to explore new fruits and vegetables. The intended audience is 3rd grade and above. There is both an English and Spanish worksheet available.
Family Newsletter
These newsletters are meant to guide the student's families in implementing the harvest of the month into their lifestyles!
Persimmon Family News.pdfEnglish
Chinese-fall-pers-fam.pdfChinese
Persimmons-Family-Sp.pdfSpanish
Persimmons (Hmong).pdfHmong
PersimmonsBotImage.pdfBotanical Image
Persimmons-NFLabel-02-24-10.pdfNutrition Facts
fact-sheet-persimmon.pdfPersimmon Fact Sheet
Persimmon Study Sleuth.pdfStudy Sleuth
Rate The Taste.pdfActivity: Rate the Taste
Persimmons-LitLinks-Sept-2011.pdfPersimmon Book List
Educator News Persimmon.pdfPersimmon Educator News.pdfEducator Newsletters
Community HOTM - Persimmons_Eng.pdfCommunity Newsletter