Area teachers and ASAP’s Growing Minds team know that having students write and illustrate a story about cooking special dishes from their school garden is a great way to connect the Farm to School experience across a variety of curricula.
Corn
Easy Cheese Popcorn
If you don’t have access to a stovetop, this easy popcorn recipe can also be made in the microwave. Simply put the kernels in a brown paper lunch bag, fold over the top, and pop for 2 minutes!
Making Cornbread
On a sunny afternoon in early winter, first grade students at Isaac Dickson Elementary School in Asheville, NC, learned to make cornbread from locally grown corn.
Tick, Tock, the Popcorn Clock
Children plant a “popcorn” seed and wait for it to grow. The illustrations suggest ideas for acting out the growth of the corn plant.
The Little Scarecrow Boy
Before the scarecrow boy can work in the fields and scare away crows he has to learn all six fierce faces from his father.
Farm
This beautifully written and illustrated book depicts a year on a farm. It introduces the animals, equipment, and crops in a way that captures the life of a farm.
Corn
An introduction to the history of corn production, its many beautiful varieties, and the life cycle of the plant. You are sure to captured by the colorful images of this book!
Anna’s Corn
After her grandfather passes away, Anna finds that she can still connect with him through the seeds he gave her.