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Early Care & Education

February 28, 2023 By Nathan

Roots in the Ground

Roots in the Ground is a comprehensive Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) curriculum created by Rooted staff, partners, and consultants to guide in-person garden-based education and cooking trainings for ECE professionals. The curriculum is designed to help early childhood educators feel inspired and confident in gardening and cooking activities with young children. View Resource »

Filed Under: Academic Benefits, Accessibility, Activities, Ag/Gardening, Art & Music, Benefits & Advocacy, Community Engagement, Culinary Arts, Curricula, Curricula, Lessons, & Activities, Early Care & Education, Evaluation, Fundraising, Garden Design, Garden in Summer, Garden in Winter, Garden Planning, Garden to Cafeteria, Getting Started, Health & Wellness, Health/Nutrition, In the Classroom, Maintaining & Sustaining, Math, Planting, Pollinators, Safety, Science/Nature, Social Studies/History, Soil Health, Tools, Water/Irrigation, Weed & Pest Management, Writing/Reading

May 11, 2020 By Nathan

Gro More Good Outdoor Learning Activities for Kids

Gro More Good Learning Activities is a series of 72 free lessons focused on the four seasons of a garden. Each activity is fun, hands-on and perfect for getting your kids outside, exploring and learning. The activities are based on early childhood education best practices and developed in partnership with the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center. Lessons can be expanded and used with any age group. View Resource »

Filed Under: Activities, Ag/Gardening, Curricula, Lessons, & Activities, Early Care & Education, Science/Nature

May 5, 2020 By Nathan

Beets and Carrots: A Farm to ECE Lesson Plan

This lesson plan works well with children 3-5 years old. Adaptations for younger children are also mentioned in the resource. The lesson involves learning about carrots and beets through reading and singing, seed, color, and taste investigations, and a cooking activity. View Resource »

Filed Under: Activities, Culinary Arts, Curricula, Lessons, & Activities, Early Care & Education, In the Classroom

April 22, 2020 By Nathan

Cultivating Childhood Wellness Through Gardening

A free online training for K-12 teachers, early childcare professionals, and community educators. Topics cover garden planning, activities, and curricula. The entire training takes about 90 minutes, but can be viewed in separate chapters. Early childhood educators and some after-school program staff can earn 1.5 CEUs through The Registry. View Resource »

Filed Under: Activities, Benefits & Advocacy, Community Engagement, Culinary Arts, Curricula, Lessons, & Activities, Early Care & Education, Garden Design, Garden Planning, Getting Started, Health & Wellness, Health/Nutrition, Maintaining & Sustaining, Planting, Soil Health, Water/Irrigation, Weed & Pest Management

March 24, 2020 By Nathan

Gardening and Cooking Songs, Books, and Tips for Families

Looking for great ways to engage young children around gardening and cooking? This resource has great ideas for families and early care educators for getting started. View Resource »

Filed Under: Curricula, Lessons, & Activities, Early Care & Education, Uncategorized

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