Georgia Organics: Adjectives to Acrostics
Explore and identify adjectives that can be used to describe turnips, then use that vocabulary to createa fun acrostic poem about turnips!
Georgia Organics: What Would You Wonder & Finding the Facts
Students practice asking and then answering questions about turnips from the perspective of different organisms such as a chef, scientist, artist, animal, plant, etc. This is a great way to get students to try and think outside of the box when writing informational paragraphs.
Georgia Organics: A Turnip of Two (Haiku!)
A playful lesson that blends the art of writing haiku poems with celebrating an often overlooked vegetable, Turnips!
Georgia Organics: Eat a Rainbow Lesson Set
Through these seven short lessons, students will celebrate the diversity of colors found in food while learning about why “eating a rainbow” is a healthy choice for our bodies.
Iowa Farm to School & Early Care: Root Crops
Lead students through an exciting review of the four major parts of plants and brainstorm examples of each part we might find on our dinner plates with this food system lesson.
Georgia Organics: Creating and Comparing Food Labels
This lesson will challenge students to use their knowledge of food labels to identify strengths and weaknesses of different foods to determine the best option for kids.
Georgia Organics: Juneteenth and Okra’s Legend
This lesson will challenge students to view the southern diet and the factors that shaped it as they explore Juneteenth and its important cultural relevance in today’s society. SchoolTube Video on Juneteenth History of Juneteenth “Okra the Best Substitute for Coffee” Okra: How it Got to the United States, How to Grow it and … Continued
Georgia Organics: The Superfood Okra
This lesson will challenge students to make healthier eating choices by using okra instead of other things.
Schoolyard Gardens: Write Your Name with Vegetables
In the book, Mrs. Peanuckle’s Vegetable Alphabet, go through each letter of the alphabet and learn about the different vegetables that start with each letter. Write your first name and draw vegetables that start with the letters in your name!
Georgia Organics: Very Best Variety
Centered in the importance of biodiversity, this three-lesson exploration has students practice their persuasive writing skills to advocate for which variety of okra they’d like to see grown in their school garden.