Growing Healthy Kids
Garden Enhanced Nutrition Education Curriculum
Coming Soon – a 12 lesson curriculum for elementary aged children focused on nutrition education and the connection to plant parts
- Full circle approach to gardening (seed to compost)
- Grades 1st through 3rd
- Hands-on, activity rich
- Options of 4, 8 and 12 lesson series
- For school and non-school sites
- Indoor, outdoor and mural garden options
- Graphics: photos and charactures
- Includes posters, flash cards, reinforcements
- All materials will be available online
- Authors: Nutrition and Horticulture Faculty
- Evaluation materials included, with option of “clicker” technology
- Parent materials (English and Spanish): letters/recipe cards
- Adapted from Washington State University Extension CHANGE curriculum
List of Lessons – teach in full, or as a four (1, 4, 8 and 12) or eight lesson series (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 11 and 12)
Lesson 1 Digging In!
Lesson 2 Roots, Shoots and Yummy Fruits
Lesson 3 Get to Know H2O: Water for People and Plants
Lesson 4 Seeds, Beans and Protein
Lesson 5 Delicious, Nutritious Roots
Lesson 6 Compost: Soils Favorite Breakfast
Lesson 7 Stand Strong with Stems & Fiber
Lesson 8 Leaves and Fun in the Sun
Lesson 9 Busy Bees and Fantastic Flowers
Lesson 10 Featured Creatures in the Garden
Lesson 11 Colorful and Fabulous Fruits
Lesson 12 Harvest Celebration
Supplementary Materials
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