Transcript Gardens at School and MyPlate at Home

Gardens at
School and My
Plate at Home
Jennifer Genens, Nutrition Specialist
Ivy Marx, Nutrition Specialist
Goal
• To make the connection between what you
teach students about HOTM/gardens and
MyPlate at home
• To motivate families
to eat more fruits and
vegetables at home
by involving students
and their families in
activities involving
fruits and vegetables
Achieving the Goal
• Provide bi-lingual material that students and
their families can use
• Assign homework that requires students to
repeat activities done in class with their
families
• Empower students to take a role in being the
nutrition leader or advocate in their home
Achieving the Goal
Empower students to be nutrition leaders at home
• talk to their families about fruits and vegetables
• help shop for fruits and vegetables
• help start and maintain a garden at home
• help harvest the produce from the garden
• help prepare meals
Garden at School and MyPlate at Home
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The Plant Part Factory
Where Do Fruits and Vegetables Grow
What Parts of the Plants Can We Eat
Guide to Picking Fruits and Vegetables
Seed to Plate Curriculum and At Home
Activities (will email to you)
• Harvesting Health: Garden Boot Camp
• Edible Artwork: Healthy Garden Recipe
The Plant Part
Factory Lesson
Plant Part Roles
Roots – Sit or lie down on the ground and make a very loud slurping, sucking
sound to represent absorbing water and nutrients from the soil.
Stems – Stand up straight and tall to represent supporting the plant and move
their arms up and down, while chanting “up and down, up and down” to
represent moving water and nutrients throughout the plant.
Leaves – Reach towards the sun, as if they are grabbing something, then make
a stirring motion and chant “take and make, take and make” to represent
taking energy from the sun and making food for the plant.
Flowers – Wave their props around and chant “Hey bee, look at me!” to
represent attracting birds, insects and other pollinators.
Fruits – Make a circle with their arms to represent a big, fleshy fruit like an apple
that is surrounding its seeds OR Make a “rocking the baby” motion to
represent protecting the seeds.
Seeds – Jump out from the plant and crouch down to the ground. Then slowly
stand up raising your arms. Chant, “Pop out, grow up!” to represent seed
falling and the growth of a new plant.
Plant Factory Physical Activity
Where Do Fruits and
Vegetables Grow?
What Parts of the
Plants Can We Eat?
Guide to Picking
Fruits & Vegetables
Seed to Plate Curriculum and
At Home Activities
• At Home Activities and Recommended
Recipes
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Recipe Planning
Color a Colorful Meal
Kitchen Raid
Plan a Recycled Garden
Composting
International Grocery Cart
Garden Boot Camp
Edible Artwork: Healthy Garden Recipe
Ingredients:
• Pumpkin seeds
• 2 medium carrots, peeled
• 2 stalks celery
• 1 broccoli crown
• 1 red bell pepper,
• 1 bunch of basil, remove leaves from stem
• Low-fat cream cheese, let soften as you prep
• Whole-wheat crackers
Directions:
• Slice all vegetables thinly
• Spread cream cheese onto each cracker
• Arrange the remaining ingredients to create your edible artwork
• Makes approximately 20 crackers