Gardens – Island Grown Schools

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.

Pea Trellis Project – Lesson 4

OBJECTIVE Students will cook and taste pea shoot pesto Students will chop vegetables ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do plants need to grow? How can I grow food? How do I prepare nutritious food? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Observe peas together and take in how much they have changed! Notice if they are enjoying the support of the […]

Grade levels Prek-2

Core curriculum subjects Health & Wellness, Science

Island Grown Schools topics Gardens, Healthy Eating, Seeds

Pea Trellis Project – Lesson 3

OBJECTIVE Students will collaboratively build a trellis to support their pea shoots Students will notice how their peas change over time Students will draw a science drawing of their peas ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do plants need to grow? How can I grow food? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Review what students have done so far in the […]

Grade levels Prek-2