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Instilling healthy habits and behaviors for a lifetime of good health

We believe that if children understand where their food is coming from and how to make healthy, nutritional food choices through the Garden of Eatin’ Living Curriculum, they will succeed in all areas of their lives.

Garden of Eatin’ Living Curriculum is available in English and Spanish!

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Infant & Toddler

Ages 0-2

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Preschool

Ages 3-5

Garden of Eatin’ Living Curriculum follows evidence based ECE standards and best practices for nutrition education in a childcare setting. Our curriculum aligns with California state standards and identifies DRDP measures within each lesson.

Instructional strategies are presented in four seasonal educational modules covering 12 months of related garden, nutrition, and nature-based lessons. Each module contains healthy recipes that can be easily prepared at home or school. Seasonal weekly lessons teach children the essential learning concepts designed to deepen their understanding and connections to healthy living.

Curriculum

Living Curriculum Teaching Guide

  • A practical “How To” guide for program implementation
  • Garden of Eatin’ pedagogical approach
  • Project-based instructions for garden, nutrition, and nature activities
  • Gardening, planting, and harvesting guidelines
  • Instructions for building pop-up planter gardens
  • Suggested books and online resources

Curriculum Tote Box with 52 Weekly Lessons

  • Age-appropriate activities following monthly themes
  • Lists of lesson materials and supportive resources
  • Structured physical activities
  • Seasonal cooking activities accompanied with recipes
  • Teacher reflection tools (evidence of learning and program efficacy)
  • Identification of DRDP measures associated with activities

Online Resource Portal

  • Weekly lesson support with Dino exercises & external resources
  • Garden Harvest modules featuring fruit or vegetable of the month
  • “How To” videos
  • Cooking recipes and songs
  • Monthly parent engagement newsletters in English and Spanish
  • Seasonal book list to pair with weekly lessons

Customized Training by GOE Experts

One-hour in person or video conferencing introduction discussion with program leadership. Two-hour comprehensive video conferencing curriculum orientation and teacher training. In person training and additional classroom coaching are available