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4-H Distance Learning
Welcome to our Distance Learning Page. Our Education Team will continue to add agriculture, garden and nutrition related lessons, stories and cooking demos you can enjoy from home.
Virtual Tour:
Spring at the Farm
Lessons:
Meet Herbie-Discover how plants grow and produce food. Learn the basic plant parts. PreK to Grade 2
Plant Parts Activities-Use a plant parts stretch to introduce basic plant parts to the very young or reinforce the function of each plant part for older students. A craft activity is demonstrated as an extension of the exercise. Grade: K-3
Wiggly Worms, Food Friends-Learn about worms from body parts to their role in creating healthy soil to grow healthy foods. Observe live worm at work in their environment. Grade: 1-2
Kitchen Scrap Gardening-Plants are living organisms. Identify plant parts and function, explore food cycle elements from planting to waste. Grade 2-3
Beans: A Growing Tale-Discover the various plant parts and theri role in growing beans-a nutritious and delicious vegetable. Grade 2-5
Story Time:
Garden and Nutrition related stories for
Pre-K to 2nd graders
If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson
Kyle in His Compost Pile the Story of a Red Wiggler by Julie Lehman
Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne
Oliver's Fruit Salad by Vivian French
I Will Never NOT EVER Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington
Cuentos en español/Stories in Spanish
Calabaza, calabaza por Jeanne Titherington
Oye, hormiguita por Phillip y Hannah Hoose
Cooking Demos:
Rainbow Smoothie an easy way to add fruits and veggies to your day. Recipe courtesy of Ventura Unified School District
Chard-a-dilla this garden to plate demo uses chard, a beautiful and nutritious dark green leafy vegetable to put a twist on the classic quesadilla. Demo and recipe by Gwyn Vanoni
Perfect Persimmon Smoothie an easy fall favorite snack that uses Hachiya persimmons. Video in partnership with Ventura Unified School District Healthy Schools Project Harvest of the Month. Recipe is posted at the end of the video
Super Kale Salad with Tangy Lemon Dressing delicious and healthy salad featuring curly kale. Video in partnership with Ventura Unified School District Healthy Schools Project Harvest of the Month. Recipe is posted at the end of the video in English and Spanish