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Week 0: Pre-Test & Post Test
Learn about the pre-test & post-test to be done before the Farm to School Program begins on January 12th. Watch the video, download the test and enter your results in this blog post. Last day to do the pre-test is this Thursday January 11th
Weeks 5 & 6: Virtual Field Trip
We can’t wait to have you and your class go on a Virtual Field Trip with us. For those of you who signed up for the Virtual Field Trip, On February 17th you will have your Virtual Field Trip Kits delivered for you and your students. Learn what all you need to know for your Virtual Field Trip.
Week 0 : Information Session - Replay
This must-see, prerequisite information session covers, timeline, goals, all the areas of the program, activity & taste test kits, and what we are doing differently from last year.
Overview of what you get as a Full Classroom Experience and what was getting delivered
Overview of what you get as a Full Classroom Experience and what was getting delivered
Week 1: Pre-Test & Post-Test
Testing before and after the program helps us gauge the effectiveness of the program. You’ll want to do this week 1.
Week 1: Virtual Classroom
Familiarize yourself with WebinarJam for our LIVE & Recorded Virtual Classrooms used for Farm to School Fridays
Week 1: Click and Grow
Growing Hydroponically with San Andreas with Click & Grow. Watch Setup, Tips, and Resources.
Week 1: Join Loop
The Join Loop Digital picture frame so you can share videos and photos with 19 other fellow classrooms on your Farm to School program journey.
Week 2: Taste Test Kit
Fresh herbs grown at San Andreas helps introduce students to new foods and create a great learning opportunity.
Week 2: Grow in a Glove Kit
Your first activity with options of changing different variables to grow and germinate seeds in a glove.
Week 2: TikTok Video Challenge
Start filming as early as Week 2 with your class. You and your students will determine which of the three (3) video types you will put your Farm to School twist on to win a prize!
Week 4: Grow in Soil Kit
Transplant your basil plant from your grow in a glove kit or start seeds from your basil seeds from the Seed Discovery Kit.
Week 3: Seeds Discovery Kit
Have your class compare and contrast how the different kinds of seeds turn into the different plants they become
Week 4: Growfetti Kit (K-3rd only)
A fun way for K-3rd graders to learn the different phases of growing flowers. Multi-color-shaped wildflower seed papers make up your “growfetti.”
Week 4: DIY Hydroponics Kit
Middle School Only - Create a similar hydroponics system that uses a wicking system to grow your plant