Food and Celebration

OBJECTIVE Students understand that special foods are used for special occasions. Students learn how to taste with respect and discretion. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? How does food build community? What is the role of food in celebration? MATERIALS NEEDED Pre-lesson writing prompt: Write a brief descriptive paragraph about the food you had […]

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Colonial America- Harvest Season

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify the food that the colonists ate and the reasons why these crops were typical for Colonial America ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What did the early colonists eat? Where did their food come from? Why and how did their diets differ from the Old World? Why was the harvest season so […]

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Cider Pressing

OBJECTIVE Students will press apple cider ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What foods are in season in the fall? What foods do I eat? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Gather students in a circle around the cider press to make observations. What do you notice? What shapes do you see? What are the parts? What do they do? Perhaps […]

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Apple Unit

OBJECTIVE Students will understand the lifecycle of an apple Students will be able to name some apple varieties Students will cook food with apples ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How do apples grow? What can we make with apples? MATERIALS NEEDED Activity One: Activity Two: Activity Three: Activity Four: PROCEDURE Activity one Introduction: Explain to the group that […]

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Stone Soup

OBJECTIVE Students will connect the story of Stone Soup to their own school garden or local farm Students will take part in the process of farm/garden to fork ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? Why is sharing important? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Make stone soup prior to the lesson Introduction: Students sit in a circle […]

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Squash Taste Test

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to describe the appearance of winter squash Students will be able to describe the flavor of winter squash Students will taste four kinds of winter squash ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What does it mean to have many varieties of the same crop? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: Roast the squashes whole before class, […]

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