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Educator’s Guide - 2019-2020 School Year
Colorado Grows World-Class Produce
Colorado Academic Standard Focus
4th & 5th Grade Reading, Writing, and Communicating:
• Determine the meaning of words and phrases as
they are used in a text, including figurative language
such as metaphors and similes. (CCSS: RL.5.4)
• Refer to details and examples in a text when
explaining what the text says explicitly and when
drawing inferences from the text. (CCSS: RL.4.1)
• By the end of year, read and comprehend informational
texts, including history/social studies, science, and
technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity
band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at
the high end of the range. (CCSS: RI.4.10)
4th Grade Comprehensive Health and Physical Education:
• Set a goal to improve food choices based on appropriate
nutritional content, value, and calories (DOK 1-4)
• Identify healthy food (including snacks) in
appropriate portion sizes (DOK 1-2)
5th Grade Comprehensive Health and Physical Education:
• Identify eating behaviors that contribute to
maintaining good health (DOK 1-2)
• Make a personal commitment to
improve food choices (DOK 1-4)
4th Grade Social Studies:
• Answer questions about Colorado regions using
maps and other geographic tools (DOK 1-2)
• Describe how the physical environment
provides opportunities for and places
constraints on human activities (DOK 1-2)
• Explain how the productive resources - natural, human,
and capital - of Colorado have influences the types of
goods produces and services provided (DOK 1-2)
Additional standards can be easily met by utilizing the
complementary lesson plans from the National Agricultural
Literacy Curriculum Matrix, identified to the right.
Answers
Page 1 - Photo identification
A. cantaloupe; B. spinach; C. potatoes (fingerling); D. chile
peppers (green); E. beets; F. cabbage; G. onions (red and white);
H. honeydew; I. peaches; J. plums; K. green beans; L. eggplant
Page 3 - Where are Your Favorites Grown
1. Lettuce is grown near Fort Collins, Greeley, and Alamosa.
2. Potatoes are also grown near Greeley.
3. Onions are pictured three times on the map.
4. The produce grown near Grand Junction and Delta
are peaches, wine grapes, sweet corn, and apples.
5. Peaches are grown near Grand Junction and Delta.
6. Melons (cantaloupe, honeydew,
watermelon) grow near Rocky Ford.
7. This map shows 14 different types of fruits and vegetables
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chard, cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans, potatoes,
spinach, summer squash, sweet corn
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3. July-September
4. All year
5. A lot of possible responses, including: apples, honeydew,
peaches, pears, plums, raspberries, strawberries, watermelon
6. Answers will vary.
Lesson Plans to go with this Reader
The Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix is an online,
searchable, and standards-based database for K-12 teachers.
The Matrix contextualizes national education standards
in science, social studies, and nutritional education with
relevant instructional resources linked to Common Core
Standards. Below are a few lesson plans that could be
used in conjunction with this Colorado Reader. Go to www.
GrowingYourFuture.com and click on Curriculum Matrix (on
the Home Page or under the Educator’s Tab), search each
title within the Curriculum Matrix to find these lesson plans.
Grocery Store Problem Solving: Students will use
basic mathematical skills to solve problems related
to the cost of food while integrating geography and
nutrition to enhance learning. Activities include
analyzing grocery ads, assessing the nutrition and cost
of meals, and exploring diets around the world.
Let’s Go Shopping: Students will learn the differences
between needs and wants, goods and services, and
producers and consumers by participating in a grocery
store simulation, exploring the source of grocery store
items, and designing their own products to sell.
Nutritional Value of Fresh Produce: In this lesson students
will learn that fresh produce is a good source of vitamin
A, vitamin C, and fiber, and that all fruits and vegetables
do not contain the same quantities of each nutrient.
Or search the word “Produce” to find additional lesson plans.
Colorado Proud School Meal Day is September 18, 2019. Contact Wendy White at (303) 869-9174 for more information