Farm to School Program, Resources, Trainings/Meetings, SD Department of Education

Culinary Kit in the Classroom

The Farm to School Culinary Kit in the Classroom lesson plans offer a valuable and engaging way to teach students about local foods available in SD, food preparation, and where the food they eat comes from. Lesson plans (that meet SD content standards) are arranged by grade bands, and educators can choose five different lessons within their grade band. Lessons are approximately 35-40 minutes long. Reimbursement for food supplies used to prepare the lesson recipes is available exclusively to schools that receive the kits. Reimbursement funds are limited and available until allocated grant funds are exhausted.

Grade	Lesson Plan	Recipe	Activity Page
K-1	All About Berries	Very Berry Salsa
K-1	This Watermelon is Not Round	Berry Watermelon Salad
K-1	Cucumber Exploration	Everything But the Bagel Cucumbers recipe
K-1	Eat Your Peas, Louise	Three Ingredient Veggie Ranch Dip
K-1	That Fruit is Mine	Fruit Salad with Greek Yogurt Dressing
2-3	A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds	Rice Cakes with Peanut Butter and Fruit Recipe
2-3	Anansi and the Talking Melon	Glazed Cantaloupe Salad Recipe
2-3	Creepy Carrots	Carrot and Apple Salad recipe
2-3	Katie's Cabbage	Kid-Friendly Chopped Cabbage Salad Recipe
2-3	Ruby Plants a Radish	Fresh Radish Salad recipe
4-5	Amazing Apples	Apple Cinnamon Bites Recipe	Apples Activity Sheet
4-5	Crazy About Corn	Corn Salsa Recipe	Corn Activity Sheet
4-5	Pumpkin Pizzazz	Pumpkin Pie in a Bag Recipe	Pumpkin Activity Sheet
4-5	Spectacular Spinach	Super Seven Spinach Salad Recipe	Spinach Activity Sheet
4-5	Lovely Lettuce	Rainbow Veggie Salad	Lettuce Activity Sheet