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Curriculum Toolkit
Over the years, we have honed in on priority curricular units for every grade level, preschool through 12th grade, that build on each other and provide a meaningful food education for the students we work with.
This Toolkit is the compilation of these units, along with their related teaching standards and sequence. We are constantly adding to this site, so please check in again soon for updates.

We designed this curriculum framework to help our students grasp the following key concepts by the time they graduate from High School:

Feel confident in making healthy food choices

Appreciate the farming profession

Know that everyone can grow food

Understand the connection between healthy soil, healthy plants and healthy people

Recognize a regenerative, local food system is inclusive and promotes a healthy ecosystem.

Cafeteria to Compost Cycle

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 2-PS1-1 OBJECTIVE Understand what happens to our unwanted food when it leaves our cafeteria, and understand the difference between things that are compostable and non-compostable. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is waste? How do we create and manage food waste? What is compost? MATERIALS NEEDED Cafeteria to Compost Cycle laminated pictures ( example pictures […]

Grade levels Prek-2

Core curriculum subjects Science

Island Grown Schools topics Food systems

Build a Landfill

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 3-LS4-3, Can be expanded to 5-ESS3-1, 5-LS2-1,2 OBJECTIVE Students will understand the difference between aerobic and anaerobic and will understand the environmental impact of landfills versus landfills ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why should we compost food waste instead of throwingit away? MATERIALS NEEDED One 5-gal bucket with a lid, or 10-12 plastic containers(Tupperware, large […]

Grade levels 3-5

Core curriculum subjects Science

Island Grown Schools topics Food systems, Soil

Adaptation and Domestication Game

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS 7-MS-LS1-4 OBJECTIVE Understand that plants and animals have behaviors and structures that increase their chance to survive and reproduceUnderstand Natural v. artificial selection ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How are characteristics of plants and animals passed down? How do animals and plants help to ensure their survival? What is natural selection and how does it […]

Grade levels 3-5, 6-8

Core curriculum subjects Science

Island Grown Schools topics Food systems

Planting Peas

OBJECTIVE Students will know how to plant seeds ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do we grow food? MATERIALS NEEDED Pea seeds, hand rakes, bagged compost (optional), watering cans (optional) PROCEDURE Introduction: During circle, explain to students that since it’s spring, it’s time to start plantingseeds outside in the garden! The first vegetables that can be planted are […]

Grade levels Prek-2

Core curriculum subjects

Island Grown Schools topics Gardens, Seeds

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Grade levels 6-8

Core curriculum subjects English Language

Island Grown Schools topics Healthy Eating

Preschool: Exploration, Observation, Wonder

MA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore OBJECTIVE Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are our favorite fruits and vegetables?Which foods help our bodies be strong?How do seeds grow?What do seeds grow […]

Grade levels 3-5, Prek-2

Core curriculum subjects Math

Island Grown Schools topics Seeds

Curriculum Toolkit

Cafeteria to Compost Cycle

Build a Landfill

Adaptation and Domestication Game

Planting Peas

Test

Preschool: Exploration, Observation, Wonder