Standards-Based Nutrition Education From the Ground Up Dig In! Standards-Based Nutrition Education From the Ground Up http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/dig-standards-based-nutrition-education-ground

Dig In! Teacher Letter give nice intro and overview of the curriculum Grades 5 and 6 Standards-based curriculum 10 Lessons and 10 Tastings Gardening and Nutrition At Home Parent Booklet

Dig In! at Home Parent booklet – recipes, tasting tips, timesavers, cost savers, MyPlate menu planner, growing tips

Overview Lessons offer connections to the garden, but can be taught with or without a garden Key Messages: identified at the beginning of each lesson and are repeated throughout the lesson Tastings and Food Prep Activities: use featured fruits and vegetables that are tasted throughout the curriculum in different ways Gardening Guide – the featured foods are also in the gardening guide for tips on growing

Tasting and Food Safety Tasting Etiquette: is featured in Unit 1 and recommends that students come up with “tasting rules” that will be used throughout the curriculum Food Safety: See pages 4-5 for proper hand-washing and food preparation guidelines. Food Allergies: Obtain this information prior to beginning the curriculum

Dig In! At a Glance 10 Lessons – Taught in 3 sessions each The World of Edible Plants Farm to Plate Healthy From the Ground Up Seeking Out What We Need Eat Your Colors The Global Garden Chef Challenge Fruits and Veggies Many Ways The Power of Choice Harvest Celebration

Breaking it Down Summary of each lesson in beginning Each lesson includes: Sidebar with key message, subject connections, learning objectives, supplies and featured fruits and vegetables Clear teaching prompts and time requirements Sidebars with additional teacher tips and safety recommendations Answer keys to student handouts

Garden Guide School garden basics Getting Started Building the garden Planting Harvesting Guide Maintenance

Share the Messages with Posters

Dig In! Download for free: http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/dig_in.html#teachersguide Order tool kit online: Includes teacher’s guide, parent booklets, 7 posters, master copies of student handouts Posters can be ordered separately Garden guide, student handouts and other items can be downloaded separately, as need for lessons

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