Elementary School (grades 1-5)

Grade Level Topic Subject Skills Activity Name and Source
Elementary Jobs, Farmers Language Arts, Social Studies Critical Thinking How many hats does a farmer wear? Source: Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
Elementary Vegetables, Colors Language Arts   Red Vegetable Word Jumble Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Fruits, Colors Language Arts   Red Fruits Word Search Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Strawberry Health, Nutrition Directions, Following a recipe Super Scrumptious Strawberry Smoothie Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Apple   Critical Thinking Anthony Apple's Apple Maze Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Carrot Language Arts   Calvin Carrot's Crossword Fun Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Bananas Language Arts Matching, Reading, Critical Thinking Bobby Banana's Matching Game Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Potatoes Language Arts Reading Patrick Potato Pitches a Poem Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Fruits and Vegetables Art Creativity "If I were a fruit or vegetable" drawing Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Fruits and Vegetables Language Arts Creative writing "If I were a fruit or vegetable" writing Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Pineapple Health, Nutrition Directions, Following a recipe Kenny Canned Pineapple Honey Lime Fruit Toss Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Cantaloupe Language Arts, Health Reading, Nutrition, Critical Thinking Christopher Cantaloupe's Melon Mysteries Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Bell Pepper Art Creativity, Coloring Pepe Bell Pepper's Color-by-Numbers Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Bell Pepper Health, Nutrition Directions, Following a recipe Bell Pepper Snack Cups Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Lettuce Language Arts, Art Coloring, Reading Lettuce Be Friends Trading Cards Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Celery Health, Nutrition Directions, Following a recipe Sam Celery's Celebrated Dip Recipes Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Kiwi Health Fitness, Activity Kevin Kiwi's Fit Kid Fun Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Fruits and Vegetables, Grocery Shopping Consumer Science, Health, Nutrition Creating a shopping list, grouping, identifying colors of foods Gretta Grapefruit's Shop-by-Color Source: Dole Food Company
Elementary Agriculture Language Arts, Social Studies Agriculture literacy, vocabulary What is Agriculture? Source: MAEF
K - 2 Cow Reading Using Visual Aids, Unscrambling Words When is a cow more than a cow?
K - 2 Animals, Alphabet, Fruits, Vegetables Writing, Reading Writing, Reading, Matching, Spelling Maryland Agricultural Alphabet
K - 2 Agricultural Products Language Arts Reading, Writing, Listing, Brainstorming What is Ag? Source: Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
1 - 2 Watermelon Math Counting Money, Subtraction, Comparing Numbers, Counting A Slice of Fun
1 - 2 Watermelon Math Addition, Subtraction, Telling Time, Comparing Numbers, Counting Watermelon + Friends = A Sweet Time!
1 - 2 Watermelon Reading, Language Arts Creative Writing, Learning Adjectives, Spelling Wild for Watermelon!
1 - 2 Watermelon Reading, Language Arts Creative Writing, Learning Adjectives, Spelling Watermelon Spells Fun!
3 - 4 School Garden, Fruits, Vegetables, Nutrition Language Arts, Science, Health, Math   Great Garden Detective Adventure: 11 lessons
3 - 4 Watermelon Math Solving Word Problems, Addition, Subtraction, Recognizing Patterns, Graphing, Understanding Fractions and Decimals Watermelon: Super Sweet Treat
3 - 4 Watermelon Language Arts Reading, Analyzing Passages, Making Compound Words, Understanding Suffixes, Using Adjectives Wacky for Watermelon
3 - 4 Watermelon Language Arts, Health, Nutrition Reading, Alphabetizing, Paraphrasing, Ordering Events, following a recipe Recipe for Fun: Combine Watermelon and Friends!
3 -4 Watermelon Math   Addition, Subtraction, Subtracting Fractions, Counting Watermelons Add up to Lots of Fun!
5 - 6 Watermelon Math Long Division, Word Problems Watermelon- Seeds, Sun and Fun!
5 - 6 Watermelon Math Calculating Percentages, Understanding Fractions, Adding Fractions A Slice of Watermelon Really Satisfies!
5 - 6 Watermelon Language Arts Reading, Understanding Similes, Comparing and Contrasting, Using a Venn Diagram, Analyzing Passages The Sweetest Veggie Treat
5 - 6 Watermelon Language Arts Reading, Analyzing Passages, Creating Analogies, Reading and Interpreting a Data Chart Watermelons- More than Meets the Eyes!
5 - 6 Watermelon Geography   Understanding Societal Customs of the Watermelon, Learning the Production of Watermelons Worldwide Worldwide Watermelons Intro
5 - 6 Watermelon Geography Understanding Societal Customs of the Watermelon, Learning the Production of Watermelons Worldwide Worldwide Watermelons Worksheet
4 Watermelon Geography Identifying Continents, Reading a Map, Understanding lines of Longitude and Latitude and Coordinates The World-Traveling Watermelon Intro
4 Watermelon Geography Identifying Continents, Reading a Map, Understanding lines of Longitude and Latitude and  Coordinates The World-Traveling Watermelon Worksheet
5-6 Watermelon Geography   Locating Places on a Map, Distinguish between U.S. Regions, Learn Topography of U.S. Regions Watermelon Vines Spread Across the U.S. Intro
5 - 6 Watermelon Geography   Understanding and Describing Climates, Locating Places on a Map Watermelons Quench the Great Thirst Intro
5 - 6 Watermelon Geography   Understanding and Describing Climates, Locating Places on a Map   Watermelons Quench the Great Thirst Worksheet


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