lessonplans

The joy of discovery paired with the growing interest in where our food comes from makes food and farming a perfect way to enjoy learning. That’s the mindset we are trying to create with the new farm and food curriculum. These educational materials accompany some of our podcast episodes to share farmers stories. And thanks to working with an amazing teacher / educator (Whitney Choate), we think we have achieved something truly unique.

This Grounded by the Farm curriculum has a great fit for teachers, parents, troop leaders and others who spend time trying to unlock the magic of science, the utility of math, the comprehension of our language…. even ideas for entrepreneurship! It’s really limitless how many things the world of farming and food open up.

For more info:

• A detailed blog post is available at https://groundedbythefarm.com/food-farm-lesson-plans/
• The materials are available on Teachers Pay Teachers https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Dashboard#:~:text=Share-,Follow,-Link and Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/GroundedbytheFarm 
• A transcript of this episode is available at http://groundedbythefarm.com/talking-about-curriculum-that-pairs-food-farm-with-core-standards-with-whitney-choate-episode-301-podcast-transcript-grounded-by-the-farm 

Using a children's classic story is a great way to engage students because they already know a lot about the story! You are speaking their language! Peter Pan was written by Scottish Born James M. Barrie and how he came to write Peter Pan is really fun! This lesson focused on character traits, setting, and characters! This is a fun one! 

Hey! Did you know that you can’t plan your entire curriculum calendar for the school year in one sitting? I’m telling you - it’s simply not possible.  But putting your school year on a calendar doesn’t have to be as daunting as you think it is! 

I live by my curriculum calendar! It has saved my tush in so many situations, I can’t even begin to recall them.  The big thing that I use them for is to keep me on schedule and looking at the long term and approaching the year as a whole. 

In this episode you will learn: 

• how to estimate the number of days that you actually teach, because it isn’t 180
• blocking out dates that you know won’t be teaching days
• how to actually get your curriculum and individual lessons planned out on to a calendar
• the benefits of scheduling your school year out on a calendar
• how to share the calendar with your students
• how to share the calendar with your students’ families

Want to learn more about the All Star Planning Method? Check out the free masterclass!

If you are interested in what the All Star Planning Podcast is all about, you are starting in the right place.  You can learn about the formation of the All Star Planning Method and the beginning of my teaching journey. 

If you are interested in more All Star Planning content, be sure to check out my website, kelseyreavy.com or check out the Masterclass to learn the nitty gritty details about the All Star Planning Method.  Sign up at plan.kelseyreavy.com