Through the Seasons
Through the Seasons not only provides lessons on what grows in certain seasons it also includes many easy kid oriented recipes. From certain recipes for Halloween to spring rainbow sandwiches this book has it all!
Preschool
Global Gourmet
Global Gourmet presents to the readers recipes from all around the world. It has 60 traditional recipes, entertaining ideas that talks about each culture, and it focuses on 12 regions from around the world.
Garden Adventures: Exploring Plants with Young Children
This curriculum was developed by the National Gardening Association (NGA) for early childhood educators to use plants as a teaching tool. Through inquiry-based discovery children can learn all about plants and get excited about nature.
Gardens & Seeds
This resource is filled with developmentally appropriate activities for pre- Kindergarten to 2nd grade children that can be incorporated as a unit on plants and seeds in a classroom’s curriculum.
The Hayride: A Resource for Educational Farm Field Trips
This book provides a list of farms in the Appalachia community that allows schools to visit, and a list of what lessons to teach there.
Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
This program quality assessment instrument can be utilized for self-assessment and quality improvement in classrooms with children ages 2 ½ to 5 years old. It includes sections giving detailed rationale for what is being scored as well as instructions for using the score sheets.
Early Sprouts: Cultivating Healthy Food Choices in Young Children
This twenty-four lesson nutrition curriculum for preschoolers emphasizes six specific colorful vegetables to promote healthier eating at home and school. Early chapters also provide a resource for educators to develop a school plot or container garden as well as details on how to get families involved.
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 4th edition
Detailing various instructional strategies for teachers, this is a comprehensive child development curriculum aimed at building on preschool aged children’s strengths and interests.
Hollyhocks and Honeybees: Garden Projects for Young Children
Written by a parent, a teacher, and a child education director, this resource is the result of their experience creating a diverse garden at their early childhood center. Their goal is to share their experiences in hopes that parents and educators will integrate gardening as a learning tool for young children.
The ABC’s of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond
This book highlights fresh fruits and vegetables through the ABC’s, with a fun and creative poem for each letter. Beyond just the ABC’s are fun facts and activities including recipes and book recommendations about each featured produce. Check out the recipes for Applewiches and Pot of Gold Biscuits that can be made with local Apples and