Target User: EducatorsTarget Audience: Students, Pre-K - 12Page Length: FourLanguage: English
This monthly newsletter links to curricular areas such as mathematics, science, health, history, English/language arts and physical education. The educator newsletter provides key information about the featured produce as well as resources to further explore each fruit and vegetable. It incorporates hands-on activities, tools and ideas for open-ended exploration by students and sample physical activities that support developmental skills such as listening, reflexes and hand-eye coordination. Although mainly designed for use by educators in the classroom, the newsletter is also a great tool to make available to child nutrition staff, librarians, nurses and others who might aid in the successful implementation of Harvest of the Month. Below is a description of the key sections in the newsletter: