Field to Table Schools doesn’t just get kids excited about food. We train educators too. Whether you’re involved in professional development days or looking for customized, professional development, our Educator Trainings show how we’re integrating food literacy education into learning spaces across the city. You’ll feel energized about connecting food and curriculum. With our shareable, open-source guides and toolkits, you’ll find it hard to resist plugging Field to Table Schools activities in your own class.
Updated Lesson Plans:
The following lesson plans have been updated to incorporate some new, but mostly the tried and true workshops, activities and ideas from the past decade of Field to Table Schools. Each lesson plan is designed to be a learning "unit" and educators are encouraged to find the activities within them that best suit their group. Enjoy!
- Food, Media & Marketing (Gr 5-12) - Supporting slides: Food Packaging and Advertising | Health Claims and Nutritional Information | Name That Brand. Name That Food. | Portion Distortion | You Sure You Want to Drink That?
- Pollination Patrol (Gr JK-2) | Pollination Patrol Supporting Documents
- Roots and Shoots (Gr JK-2) | Roots and Shoots Supporting Documents
- Stone Soup (Gr 2-4)
- What Toronto Eats (Gr 9-12) | What Toronto Eats Supporting Documents
Classic Lesson Plans:
- Cooking and Tasting Toolkit (Educator Manual Series)
- Great Big Crunch (JK/SK)
- Nourishing with Nursery Rhymes (JK/SK)
- Grains on the Brain (JK/SK - Gr 3)
- Can You Dig It? Dirt Dip (Grade 3) | Soil Material Cards
- Herbalicious Poetry (Gr 3-6)
- Signature Salads (Gr 3-8)
- Cacao Culture (Gr 5) | Cacao Culture Name Tags | Cacao Culture Game Cards
- Eat Your Weeds (Gr 8-12)
- Signature Salads (Gr 9-12 Careers)
- Bike Blended Smoothies (Gr 12) | Smoothie Cards | Green Smoothie Recipe
- Herbalicious Poetry (Gr 3-6)
- You Know You Make Me Wanna Sprout! (Gr 7/8)
- EcoGardens Party (Gr 7/8)
- Grow to Your Room: Pop Bottle Planters (Gr 7/8) | Pop Bottle Building Instructions - drawings by Nicole Sullivan
- The Vegequarium (Gr 7/8)
- Eat Your Weeds Handout (Gr 8-12)
- Projects in Urban Agriculture (Gr 9) | File A Sprout Handout | Vegequarium Handout
- Compost - Three Bin Composter Building Guide
- Rotten Apple Party: Worm Exploration (JK/SK)
- Rotten Apple Party: Compost Game Show (Gr 1)
- Rotten Apple Party: Microorganism Dance Party! (Gr 2)
- Can You Dig It? Dirt Dip (Gr 3) | Soil Material Cards (ppt)
- Can You Dig It? Worm Restaurant Specials (Gr 4) | Worm Restaurant Specials Worksheet
- Compost Cake (Gr 6) | Compost Cake Cards
- Soil Erosion (Gr 8)
- Animals in our Food System (JK/SK – Gr 2)
- Food Source Sleuths: Royal Winter Fair (Gr 2-4)
- Waste in our Food System (Gr 3-8)
- Energy Detectives (Gr 6)
- FoodPrints and Energy Detectives (Gr 7) | Transport Hierarchy Signs
- Cattle and Land Use (Gr 7) | Cattle Cards | Super Cows | Roast Beef Sandwich Cards
- Time to Talk Turkey (Gr 8) | Time to Talk Turkey Poster | Food Item Cards
- Urban Chickens (Gr 8) | Chickens Field Guide
Other Useful Documents:
- Back Pocket Activities to Keep Your Students Having Fun While They Learn (JK - Gr 8)
- Teacher Resource Book List (JK - Gr 12)
- Bicycle Blender Building Guide
- Greenbelt Farmers' Market Scavenger Hunts: Younger Children | Older Children
- Vegequarium Handout (JK - Gr 12)
- JK/SK Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
- Gr 1-3 Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
- Gr 4-6 Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
- Gr 7-8 Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
- Great Big Crunch Resources & Inspiration Page
Funding provided by Greenbelt Foundation
