Your Lesson Planning for the Spring? Done.
Did you know...
...a single teaspoon of soil can have 100 million organisms in it? And that we wouldn't have chocolate if it weren't for a blood-sucking pollinator? Or that in some U.S. states, there are more food banks than supermarkets? Entertain your students with these fun, fact-filled and free lesson plans!
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Your Lesson Planning for the Spring? Done.
Did you know...
...a single teaspoon of soil can have 100 million organisms in it? And that we wouldn't have chocolate if it weren't for a blood-sucking pollinator? Or that in some U.S. states, there are more food banks than supermarkets? Entertain your students with these fun, fact-filled and free lesson plans!
Searching for sustainability-inspired content for your classroom?
Lucky for you, Dirt to Dinner’s In the Classroom program has a zero cost, zero prep Sustainability Survival Kit, filled with four unique lesson plans for any educator looking to connect the real-world systems that sustain our planet while putting food on our plates!
All you have to do is create an account to access our free content! Click “Log In” on the homepage, and then sign up to view and print content from over 20 lesson plans.
Just Released! Spring-inspired Lesson Plans
Our newest lesson plans come with a presentation deck with notes, an activity sheet, and an educator guide that turn “Green Living” into a high-engagement exploration of our world:
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Soil Health: There’s no better time of year to remind students that the ground beneath their feet isn’t just “dirt”—it’s a living filter and the foundation of all life. This lesson plan introduces them to the soil sciences that will protect our planet’s future.
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Pollinators: Celebrate the tiny heroes of the ecosystem! This plan shows students that protecting Earth’s biodiversity is the only reason we have so many delicious foods on our plates, from apples to chocolate. It’s a great way to turn “Save the Bees” into a deep dive into co-evolution and agricultural science.
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Regional Foodways: Connect environmental geography with cultural identity. Students will explore how the “edges” and “centers” of our supply chain impact what’s on our plates, from the tundra of Alaska to the central hubs in Louisiana.
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Food Banks: Sustainability isn’t just about the environment; it’s about people. This lesson plan tackles the logistics of food waste and security, showing students how a sustainable food system must also be an equitable one.
Whether you’re teaching Biology, History, Business or Nutrition, these plug-and-play resources help your students view these lesson plans as a lens through which to view the entire global food system!
Dirt to Dinner’s In the Classroom program provides ready-to-use lesson plans for students Grades 5-12 to explore every step in food production.
Our standards-driven lessons will get your students engaged from the start, with every lesson featuring icebreakers, slides and media, and an immersive classroom activity that gets students thinking.
Need more time? Take a test drive!
We’ve put together a set of preview lessons for each of our grade bands. Click on the links below to download a demo presentation.
Grades 5-8:
The journey food takes to our plates is full of surprises!
Our lesson starts out on the farm and follows key ingredients all the way to the pizza shop.
Grades 9-12:
Growing crops often starts with one fundamental tool: The Plough!
This lesson presents students with the surprisingly dynamic history of this vital farm implement and challenges them to innovate their own solution to a problem facing farmers.
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