Map Your Meal

Explore the connection between food and the environment in this engaging lesson plan. Students will investigate the origins of various crops, discovering what is needed for them to grow. By reflecting on a recent meal, they will trace the journey of its ingredients and their environmental origins. The lesson includes watching a video of a chef preparing a quesadilla and encourages students to create their own version. They will then research where their chosen ingredients grow and write a summary of their findings, deepening their understanding of sustainable food practices.

This lesson is available for Gr. 3-5 and Gr. 6-8. 

Family Letter:

These lessons include a Family Letter, a one-page handout that is ready for teachers to send home to families (or include in their electronic updates) after delivering Pilot Light Food Education lessons in their classrooms. With these letters, we aim to strengthen the school-home connection and deepen family/caregiver involvement, as well as support teachers in their ability to authentically share classroom activities with families.

Lesson written in partnership with the Urban School Food Alliance.

• food systems
• geography
• mapping
• quesadilla