Food is place based, and different regions around the world have distinct culinary attributes
THEME: Nourishment: Feeding Our Mind and Body with What It Needs to Stay Healthy and Flourish
STRAND: Food Culture
GRADE LEVEL: K-2
Key Concepts
Name foods that grow in your regional area.
Categorize locally grown foods into groups based on attributes i.e. fruits/vegetables.
Lesson
Conduct a garden walk to identify food plants.
Sort and classify garden plants into food groups and identify their origin.
Create a word bank of foods grown in your area.
Create a word bank of distinctly cultural foods eaten by your families.
Grow at least one food from each culture represented. Taste test.
Activity
Students create a card game to sort fruits and vegetables. Each student draws a different fruit or vegetable. Sort and classify.
Keep Word Banks in your classroom and integrate vocabulary.
Create a class mural showing different cultures and respective foods represented in your community