Grades 3 - 5 Curriculum Alignment
Leona Bee ProgramsCurriculum Alignment
Food Culture Chefs ~ Grade 3 - 5
Food Culture Chefs is The Cookbook Project’s elementary school education program. This program has been tailored for grades 3 - 5, which corresponds to ages 8 – 11. This program focuses on giving young people a safe and supportive space for learning basic cooking skills, understanding nutrition through a food culture lens, and figuring out how to read and understand food labels. Food Culture Chefs focuses on reclaiming traditional food culture and cooking in a fun and inviting context.
What We Teach
▪ Nutrition and taste through food culture
▪ Basic cooking skills
▪ Introduction to label literacy
Food Literacy Learning Objectives
● Define the concept of ‘food culture’ and develop an understanding of the role of food
culture traditions
● Learn about and be able to identify ‘real’ vs. ‘fake’ ingredients
● Learn to understand the benefits of different types of fruits and vegetables and be able
to identify them.
● Learn how to differentiate between different food groups and within those food groups
understand the difference between types of protein sources Learn, understand, and
demonstrate important kitchen skills including safe knife skills, good hygiene practices,
and overall kitchen safety
● Understand the issues related to food waste and how to avoid wasting food such as how
to use scraps
● Understand why a diet needs to include more than just fat, sugar, and salt and how food
choices can affect daily performance
Ohio Learning Standards
