Harvest Lessons
Teach students about healthy eating, local food, and natural history with standards-based, hands-on lessons around seasonal foods for grades K-4. Lessons can be used by teachers, or volunteers (parents, community members, teachers, and high school students). The program has been very successful in Barnard, Pomfret, Hartland, Windsor, Fairlee and West Fairlee, receiving praise from teachers and the volunteers, and inspiring excitement and learning in students.
For more information on trainings, lessons, and programs contact our staff at uvfts@VitalCommunities.org.
Harvest Lessons Program Manual
Lessons To Use Again and Again
Apples
Dry Beans
Beets & Rutabagas
Berries
Broccoli & Cauliflower
Herbs
Kale
Mixed Greens
Winter Squash
Tomatoes
Cabbage
Parsnips
Eggs
Exploring Eggs Lesson Plan
Egg Diagrams
MyPlate Coloring Sheet
Eggs Measurement Worksheet
Eggs Background Information
Eggs Take-Home (Recipes)
Zucchini Challenge
Zucchini Challenge Lesson Plan
Cards for Game
Zucchini Challenge Take Home
Plant Journal Materials
Plant Growth Chart
Tomato Planet Activity
Soil Recipe Activity
Whole Grains
Whole Grains Lesson Plan
Match the Grains Activity Sheet
Diagram of a Wheat Kernel
Whole Grains Take-Home (Recipes)
What Local foods Can We Eat in March?
Eating Locally in March Lesson Plan
Magic Pink Dip Recipe Full Page
Magic Pink Bean Dip Recipe Half Page
Eat Locally Coloring Sheet
Background Information on Local versus Industrial Food
Seedy Mystery Snack
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