Start with one of the Thanksgiving lesson plans to introduce where food comes from, then layer in games and activities. From there, pick and choose based on your available time and subject focus:
- For a full unit: Teach the six-lesson Food and Climate Change Unit across November, ending with the concept map lesson the week of Thanksgiving.
- For a quick activity: Use the Crossword on Composting or the Worm Bin time-lapse as a standalone warm-up, no prior lesson needed.
- For Science & Math time: Have students compare Thanksgiving dishes with the Carbon Footprint of Food Lesson, then explore farming tradeoffs in the Lakeland game.
- For ELA time: Pair the Food Miles: ELA Lesson with the Food Waste Lesson Plan for informational and persuasive writing practice.
