…ren’s literature, and more. We also provides seeds for school gardens, mini-grants, and promotional materials. Here is a full accounting of what Growing Minds offers. Beyond providing resources and support to educators and food service professionals, Growing Minds utilizes an “upstream” approach to provide farm to school resources and training to future nutrition and early childhood education professionals via two programs: Growing Minds @ Univer…
…e place where they hang. Visit quilttrailswnc.org to learn more about this community art project and find interactive quilt trail maps. Design Your Own Quilt Square After learning about barn quilt trails, students and families can use our quilt square worksheet to design their own barn quilt. — That’s it for this week. Check back next week for new resources. Click here to access Day by Day resources from past weeks. If you didn’t find what you’r…
…sroom teachers. FEAST lessons integrate all subject areas to create a hands-on and real-life extension of the school curriculum. Teachers also develop projects and lessons that incorporate the garden into their curriculum. In what ways have you continued to use the garden and/or teach your students about local food and farms during COVID? This fall, I took each class on a Virtual Garden Tour to show them what was growing in the garden, engaging st…
…l, K-5, and more. All Growing Minds lesson plans include connections to age-appropriate children’s literature and are aligned with Common Core State Standards, NC Essential Standards, or NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development. View lesson plans » Seasonal Resources Cucumbers are great sliced as a snack. They grow on vines, and sometimes farmers train them to climb trellises to keep the cucumbers off the ground. They belong to the same f…
…This seasonal curriculum was developed on behalf of The Food Project in Lincoln and Roxbury, MA as a way to connect a diverse array of youth with urban and suburban farming and food. The learning themes are geared at seeing the fun in farming, making food and farming relevant to teenagers, linking learning to work, and empowering the youth involved….
…h a hands-on activity, students learn about mapping and construct a “bird’s-eye-view” picture of a garden bed. Through a reflection process, students work together to make group decisions in planning a classroom garden. February Literacy Beds any piece of children’s literature with a garden theme The class will plan, plant, and grow a garden based on a piece of children’s literature. February Love Letters to Nature The Thing About Bees: A Lo…
…release templates. Are you an Early Childhood Educator? October 18 is National Farm to Preschool day! Farm to preschool includes the full spectrum of child care delivery: preschools, Head Start, center-based, programs in K-12 school districts, and family home care facilities. Visit the National Farm to Preschool website for ideas to make this day special at your place of work….
…m to school resources were developed that target this specific age group. ASAP co-facilitates the North Carolina Farm to Preschool Network and serves on the Farm to Early Care and Education Work Group of National Farm to School Network. We also work to provide farm to preschool training to Early Childhood Education instructors and students through our Growing Minds @ Community College program. Why farm to preschool? Early childhood is a critical…
…phics and ways to connect with the NC Farm to Preschool Network. Graphics: Download images & infographics for your use. On behalf of the Advisory Committee for the NC Farm to Preschool Network, thank you for helping us share these survey results. The Network wants every young child in NC to have the opportunity to thrive and also wants to support and elevate our ECE heroes and community leaders in their transformative work to nourish our youngest…
…where students will sort, sell, and buy apples. Sweet Potato Applesauce (K-2): A no-heat recipe that features local apples and sweet potatoes, with literature and curriculum connections. Apple Carrot Salad (K-2): A no-heat recipe that features local apples, with literature and curriculum connections. An Apple a Day (3-5): Students learn about different varieties of apples, make apple juice, and devise their own methods of extracting juice. The…