Childcare & WIC Resources
Childcare & WIC Resources
Do you operate an at-home daycare or a Head Start program? Perhaps you work with a Women Infant Children (WIC) Program or Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)? Mushrooms in Schools has resources for you to reach preschool-aged children (and their families) with recipes, fun activity ideas, educational lessons, books, and much more!
Printable Children’s Books
Looking for a fun children’s book? We have you covered with our children’s books on nutrition, recipes, and agriculture. Join Mighty Mushroom for all the adventures!
Mighty Mushroom & Friends
Mighty Mushroom in the Kitchen
Early Childhood Lessons Plans
Looking for lesson plans that meet standards and are ready to go? Mushrooms in Schools has lesson plans ready for your children to learn with activities about mushroom types, care, and much more!
Activity Sheets
Pair Mushrooms in Schools activity sheets with our children’s books (and our educational lessons below!). What a fun way for children to keep exploring mushrooms with coloring pages and other print-friendly handouts.
Mushroom Maze
Mighty Mushroom in the Kitchen
Feed Your Immune System Bingo
We Love Mushrooms Coloring Page
Mushroom Pizza Coloring Page
Educational Lessons
Mushrooms in Schools has a curriculum-based nutrition education lesson, Mushroom Madness, for your children. The curriculum is a ready-to-use resource with all the lessons and activities to make teaching little ones easy and fun! The three lessons take children through mushroom agriculture, mushroom types, and cooking with mushrooms. We also have listed some of our favorites from partners.
Pre-K Lessons
(Zip File)
Texas Dept of Agriculture Hidden Picture
Resources from Sesame Street
We love these resources from the National CACFP and Sesame Street partnership. Use these for a quick brain break and/or handouts to send home!
English Version
Cookie Monster in Veggie Land
Sesame Street – Eat Well Anytime Anywhere
Sesame Street – Abby Cadabby’s Chili Macaroni – recipe
Sesame Street – Eat Well Anytime Anywhere – recipes only
Sesame Street – Cookie Monster’s Favorite Salad – recipe
Sesame Street – Elmo’s Everything Soup – recipe
Sesame Street – Elmo’s Vegetable-Garden Omelet – recipe
Sesame Street – Grilled-Vegetable-Pocket Party – recipe
Sesame Street – Super Grover’s Power Smoothie – recipe
Spanish Version
Cookie Monster in Veggie Land
Sesame Street – Eat Well Anytime Anywhere
Sesame Street – Abby Cadabby’s Chili Macaroni – recipe
Sesame Street – Bert’s Whole-Wheat Bread Pudding – recipe
Sesame Street – Cookie Monster’s Favorite Salad – recipe
Sesame Street – Elmo’s Everything Soup – recipe
Sesame Street – Elmo’s Vegetable-Garden Omelet – recipe
Sesame Street – Grilled-Vegetable-Pocket Party – recipe
Sesame Street – Super Grover’s Power Smoothie – recipe
Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck Highlighting Mushrooms
Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck- Mushrooms
How to Make Mushroom & Red Pepper Egg Cups
17 Mushrooms
Stickers
Superhero Stickers
Farm to School Stickers
Blogs
Check out our posts for child care:
Recipes
Check out our recipes for child care:
Do you serve a kid-friendly recipe using mushrooms?
We want to see them! Send us an email with the recipe to [email protected] and you can receive a mushroom grow kit or T-shirts!
(Recipes do not need to be standardized or written up – share it in whatever format you have, we’ll even help you nutritionally analyze the recipe if needed!)
Mushroom Champion Spotlight
Your support of the Mushroom in Schools initiative and dedication to promoting healthy and sustainable food choices through hands-on learning experiences are commendable.
Mushroom Myths – Setting the Record Straight!
Let’s dispel common myths about children and mushrooms.
Myth: Children won’t try mushrooms.
To answer this myth, we direct you to our testimonials. Many of our partners have introduced mushrooms to children, and the children find a new favorite food! If you are wanting more information on how to introduce mushrooms to children, check out our blog.
Our favorite recommendation is to allow the children to tend a mushroom grow kit, then they can use those mushrooms on a pizza, savory potato dish, or roasted!
Myth: Mushrooms aren’t safe for small children.
To answer this myth, we direct you to our testimonials. Many of our partners have introduced mushrooms to children, and the children find a new favorite food! If you are wanting more information on how to introduce mushrooms to children, check out our blog.
Our favorite recommendation is to allow the children to tend a mushroom grow kit, then they can use those mushrooms on a pizza, savory potato dish, or roasted!
Myth: Mushroom allergies are common in young children.
To answer this myth, we direct you to our testimonials. Many of our partners have introduced mushrooms to children, and the children find a new favorite food! If you are wanting more information on how to introduce mushrooms to children, check out our blog.
Our favorite recommendation is to allow the children to tend a mushroom grow kit, then they can use those mushrooms on a pizza, savory potato dish, or roasted!
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Food Allergies: What You Need to Know. Updated 9/2/2015. Accessed 9/8/2015.
