Zora’s Zucchini
The first zucchini of a summer garden is always exciting, but what happens when the plants just keep growing…and growing…and growing?
Vegetables
A Kid’s Guide to Good Gardening
A month by month guide to planning and growing your own garden. Each month provides a description of what needs to happen during that month to grow a successful garden.
In the Garden: Who’s Been Here?
A garden attracts many types of critters. Read along as Christina and her brother, Jeremy pick vegetables from the garden, and discover what other creatures have been there.
The Gulps
With the help of the youngest Gulp, Dawn, her family learns the value of healthy habits. The Gulps discover that life can be highly rewarding, without all the fast food.
Serving Up the Harvest: Celebrating the Goodness of Fresh Vegetables
Whether you’re a cook that gardens, a gardener that cooks, or a person that just loves fresh fruits and vegetables, you will be left motivated and hungry after thumbing through this cookbook! Andrea Chesman, a chef that loves to garden, brings her readers 175 simple and delicious recipes that are organized according to their harvesting
Counting in the Garden
In this book, a young boy decides to observe and take note of everything growing in his garden. This is a great read for young children who are just learning how to count, and adults will appreciate that it encourages them to eat healthy and local food!
Farmers Market
This short, Level 2 reading book takes a look at a young girl’s favorite day of the week: Market Day. Children will enjoy the beautiful paintings and simple descriptions depicting what it’s like to be a family that grows and sells their own food at local Farmers Markets. Young students will surely want to complete
Growing Minds and Mills River Elementary head to McConnell Farm!
More than 50 teachers (including Head Start!), administrators, and cafeteria staff got to see first-hand where their food comes from and were inspired with fun activities and field trips they could implement in the classroom.
Fruit and Veggie Alphabet Boarder – Preschool
Children gain knowledge and interest in new fruits and vegetables through making an alphabet boarder for the classroom. Students learn to identify new fruits and vegetables. Students work together to complete a class project.
Downloads
- Fruit and Veggie Alphabet Boarder – Preschool (quick view as .pdf)
Colorful Plate Spinners – Preschool
Students learn to identify new fruits and vegetables. Students associate vegetables and fruits with a positive experience making a fun art project.
Downloads
- Colorful Plate – Preschool (quick view as .pdf)