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.
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Gardening with Children
This book is written specifically for parents to involve children in a family garden. This is a great resource that includes the basics of taking care of a garden to creating fun family garden projects.
Gardening with Children
Brooklyn Botanic Garden created this handbook to connect children with the natural outdoors through activities involving gardening. With over 40 hands-on activities divided into five chapters about the natural environment and the science of plants, this is a great resource for families and educators to get children outside.
Farm to Table & Beyond: Grades 5 or 6
Published by Teachers College Columbia University, this curriculum features an inquiry-based science and nutrition program where students learn science through studying the food system. The curriculum is divided into six units: Becoming Food Scientists, Interacting Parts, Food Processing, Environmental Effects, Waste, and Making Choices.
Festivals Family and Food: Guide to Seasonal Celebration
More than a cookbook, this book is a guide to celebrating festivals through stories, songs, recipes, games, crafts and poems. This guide could lead to new seasonal traditions in a home or classroom.
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.
Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook for Young Readers & Eaters
This clever cookbook combines fairy tale stories with recipes for the whole family to try. The fairy tales include the familiar stories of Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Show White, as well as more unfamiliar tales like The Runaway Pancake and The Magic Cave. Try the Little Mermaid’s Seaweed Stuffed Shells (with local spinach!)
Exploring Patterns in Math & Beyond
Designed for k-2 students, this activity guidebook has 30 great activities to teach patterns and with them the basics of important thinking and reasoning skills.
Elliot’s Extraordinary Cookbook
Elliot learns to love cooking through his neighbor Stella. He also learns to understand where his food comes from and what makes the food he cooks healthy.
George Watts Montessori Edible Garden Curriculum
This curriculum was developed by the George Watts Montesorri in Durham, NC for lower elementary school students. The lessons are relevant to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and allow students to learn where food comes from and become hands on in the garden.