Eating Learning Growing Resources
Lesson Plans
Grades6, 7, 8Science, Geography
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What it is
- This guide is for California educators in farm-to-school programs who want to ensure their lessons and activities are culturally relevant and inclusive.
- The guide includes strategies and considerations for creating lessons that make students feel valued and safe, classroom activities that exemplify these strategies, and artwork to display around the school.
Teaching tips
Positives
- This guide is well-rounded and focuses on the whole student by using culturally inclusive and trauma-informed practices and encouraging educators to do the same.
- Teachers of all subjects can benefit from the suggested practice of getting to know students with which they have not yet made connections.
Prerequisites
- Some of the links to external resources are broken.
- Students should have a basic idea of where food comes from.
Differentiation & Implementation
- When doing the "Who Grows This Crop?" activity, students can map the food system for their favorite foods and compare local food systems to those that rely on transporting goods. The lesson "Modeling the Local Food System" can help with this.
- Teachers can make connections to the community by taking students on a field trip to a local farm or farmers market.
- During the "Design Your Own School Meal" activity, students can discuss plant-based protein options and the impacts of meat production on climate change.
- Students can practice technical writing by creating a recipe book for their favorite dishes.
- Inspired by the provided graphics, students can create posters featuring their favorite fruits and vegetables and the many names for them.
From the scientist review
There is no specific climate science in this resource to review. However, food production is an important aspect of the climate crisis and this resource will help students understand aspects of where their food comes from. All external links within are credible and this resource is recommended for teaching.
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