Promo Kit

Introducing Hands on Food

Hands on Food is a food-based teaching resource for primary and secondary school educators in BC! Developed by experienced educators and health professionals, it includes engaging lesson plans designed for grades 4 to 7 but easily adaptable to any grade level.

With Hands on Food, educators can help students develop important food skills like growing, cooking, preserving, and reducing waste while teaching the BC curriculum.

This Promo Kit has everything you need to effectively amplify this valuable resource and inspire educators to use it in their classrooms.

Hands on Food has been a community collaboration between Interior Health, School District 73, Farm to School BC, and the Public Health Association of BC.

Celebrate the Launch

On April 27th, we officially launched Hands on Food with an informational webinar hosted by our project leads Simone Jennings, Registered Dietitian and Addie de Candole, BC Elementary Teacher.

In this webinar recording, Simone and Addie give an overview of the Hands on Food website, navigate lesson plans, and discuss how to use food-based learning to teach the BC curriculum such as PHE, Science, and ADST.

Digital Promo Kit

Use the graphics and written copy below to promote us via email, newsletter, or social media. 

Social Media

Post #1

Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram

Are you an educator looking to teach students about food – where it comes from, how to grow it, prepare it and more? Hands on Food offers food and nutrition lesson plans that you can incorporate into your core curriculum, including Science and PHE.

With topics ranging from where food comes from to reducing food waste, our lessons cover key topics to teach students about the food system. Plus, students will learn how to use basic kitchen equipment to prepare and preserve food, understand key concepts from Canada’s Food Guide, and more! #HandsOnFood

Start exploring today at https://handsonfood.ca

Twitter

Are you an educator looking to teach your students about food systems and important food skills? Our #HandsOnFood lessons make it easy to integrate these concepts into your core curriculum.

Start exploring at https://handsonfood.ca

 

Post #2

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Take the guesswork out of planning and preparing food literacy activities! With our easy-to-follow Hands on Food lesson plans, you will have the information you need to get started, even if you’re new to food-based learning! #HandsOnFood

Get started today at https://handsonfood.ca

Twitter

Take the guesswork out of planning and preparing food literacy activities! With our easy-to-follow #HandsOnFood lesson plans, you’ll have all the guidance you need even if you’re new to food based learning!

Get started at https://handsonfood.ca

 

Post #3

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Our Hands on Food lesson plans are created and tested by registered dietitians and experienced educators, featuring best practices for teaching food and nutrition concepts to students. With student-tested recipes and successful implementation in school district 73 classrooms, our lessons are proven to engage and educate students. #HandsOnFood

Learn more at https://handsonfood.ca

Twitter

Our #HandsOnFood lessons were developed by dietitians and educators, feature student-tested recipes and were successfully piloted in SD 73 classrooms.

Learn more at https://handsonfood.ca

Post #4

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Looking to bring Hands on Food lessons to your school but need financial support? Start planning your project now and keep an eye out for Farm to School grants in fall 2023! We also have a budget calculator to assist with planning. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to educate and engage your students with food-based learning. #HandsOnFood

Start planning today at https://handsonfood.ca/resources

Twitter

Looking to bring Hands-on Food lessons to your school but need financial support? Start planning now with our budget calculator and keep an eye out for Farm to School grants in fall 2023!

Start planning at https://handsonfood.ca/resources

 

Newsletter and Email

100 Words

Looking for an engaging way to teach food literacy – where it comes from, how to grow it, different methods of preparation, and more? Spice up your curriculum with Hands on Food!

Our lesson plans cover everything from kitchen equipment usage to Canada’s Food Guide. Best of all, they’re easy to follow and give all the details you need to get started with food-based learning.

Hands on Food is a community collaboration between Interior Health, School District 73, Farm to School BC, and the Public Health Association of BC.

Learn more at https://handsonfood.ca

 

50 Words

Looking for an engaging way to teach about food – where it comes from, how to grow it, prepare it and more? Spice up your curriculum with Hands on Food! Our lesson plans cover everything from how food is grown to Canada’s Food Guide.

Learn more at https://handsonfood.ca

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(2) Open the contextual menu

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How to save images to your computer or mobile device

(1) Open the full-sized image

Open the full-sized image by clicking on the image you wish to download.

(2) Open the contextual menu

On a PC: Right-click on the image you want to download.
On a Mac: Hold down the Control key (Ctrl) and click on the image you want to download.
On a mobile device: Tap and hold the image you want to download until the menu appears.

(3) Choose “Save as”

The options on the contextual menu will vary, depending on which web browser you’re using. Some browsers may say “Save as” while others may say “Save image as” or “Save picture as.”

(4) Rename the file (optional)

A dialogue box will open, giving you the opportunity to change the file name or keep it as is.

(5) Choose a destination folder

Specify a location to save the downloaded image and click “Save.”

Contact

For further promotional inquiries reach out to the following contacts:

Madison Pinder
F2SBC Communications Coordinator
communications@farmtoschoolbc.ca

Selenna Ho
PHABC Communications Director
communications@phabc.ca