COVID-19 Education & Remote Learning Resources

Updated 7/21/20

Resources to Support Remote Education  (FoodCorps)

35 hands-on cooking and garden activities that can be adapted by caregivers in a home setting to support student learning during COVID-19.

Video Lessons by FoodCorps Service Members  (FoodCorps)

Over 100 videos (so far!) demonstrating food and garden education lessons, developed by our service corps across the country.  

Captain Planet Foundation Learning from Home Resources (all ages) (Captain Planet Foundation)

Captain Planet Foundation has recommended resources related to outdoor exploration, STEM and food for learning at home. Filter by grade band, topic, and type of activity.

In Defense of Food Curriculum (Grades 6-8; 13+) (PBS)

This curriculum from PBS is designed to help adolescents learn why it is important to eat healthfully, investigate how food companies influence their food choices, and create action plans for changing their eating habits.

Growing Minds' Day By Day (Growing Minds)

“Growing Minds Day by Day” is a compilation of educational resources for use by parents, caregivers and educators during the COVID-19 quarantine (and beyond!). Each week, the Growing Minds team will select a theme related to food, gardens, or nature, and share thematic recommendations for children’s literature, activities, recipes, and online resources.  

Edible Education for the Home Classroom (Edible Schoolyard Project)

The Edible Schoolyard Project is creating educational resources – created specifically for this time of distance learning – that engage students in understanding how food is deeply connected to so many parts of our lives. New lessons are developed and posted every week to support students, families and educators. Be sure to check back frequently.

FoodCorps Recording Videos FAQ (FoodCorps)

In this document, you will find resources and responses to questions from the following webinars:

“Lights, Camera, Action: Tips and Tricks for Recording Videos” — slides, webinar recording

 “Tips for Editing and Sharing Videos” — slides, webinar recording

Both webinars were led by Rochelle Li, FoodCorps’ Content Manager. If you have any additional questions, please email her at rochelle.li@foodcorps.org.

Pilot Light's Food Education Center: Spark Students’ Curiosity With Food Education! (Pilot Light)

Pilot Light was started with chefs and teachers partnering together using food in the classroom, and now all teachers can use Pilot Light free lesson plans for their students! The Food Education Center includes K-12 lessons for kids that make it easy to integrate food education into existing curricula and to inspire your students’ curiosity while promoting a healthy relationship with food. These resources made possible by the Kent and Martha Savage Charitable Fund.

Remote Farm to School Lessons From Cornell Cooperative Extension (Cornell Cooperative Extension)

View the Cornell Cooperative Extension’s remote farm to school lessons for grades K-12.

Big Green at Home (Big Green at Home)

Garden education resources for educators and families including standards aligned curriculum material and weekly activity newsletters.

The Green Our Planet Virtual Academy (Green Our Planet)

Farmers, chefs and hydroponic experts from Green Our Planet film themselves doing lessons in the gardens and at their homes, which Green Our Planet is sharing with teachers, students and families via the weekly Green Our Planet Virtual Academy Newsletter and this website.

Distance Learning During COVID-19: 7 Equity Considerations for Schools and Districts (Southern Education Foundation)

This article details learning strategies and identifies resources that support under-resourced learners.

Local Food in COVID-19 Response and Recovery (National Farm to School Network)

This fact sheet outlines some of the promising practices that school nutrition providers, early care and education centers, community partners, and state agencies have seen during COVID-19 while supporting local farmers and producers in accessing markets, while supporting families in accessing healthy food.

Strategies for Remote School Garden Engagement  (Maine School Garden Network)

Strategies for school gardening.

Taking Farm to School Home (Ohio State University Extension)

EcoRise At-Home Learning Resources (EcoRise)

Families, are you looking for STEM and sustainability lessons to engage your children at home? EcoRise is here to help!

Return to School Planning Resources (Center for Ecoliteracy)

The Center for Ecoliteracy convened a special COVID-19 Task Force with school nutrition leaders from the California Food for California Kids® Network to identify key priorities and planning needs for California's school districts during the pandemic. As districts prepare for a return to school and the upcoming 2020–2021 school year, this resource can be used to plan for different meal service program scenarios, operational changes, reopening protocols and more.