Our Programs
Spoons Across America offers hands-on food literacy programs for children from Pre-K through 6th grade, along with easy home activities for families. Our classroom programs combine tastings, simple recipes, nutrition learning, cultural exploration, and age-appropriate culinary skills to build confidence and healthy habits. Educators receive the full printed curriculum and a Food Explorers Kit with all essential non-disposable tools needed to teach each program, while families can access easy, child-friendly home activities that bring food discovery into everyday life.
Spoons Across America's
School Programs
Our nationally available school programs bring hands-on food and nutrition education to children from Pre-K through 6th grade. Through age-appropriate lessons that include tastings, simple recipes, cultural exploration, and foundational culinary and nutrition skills, students build confidence, curiosity, and healthy habits.
Spoons Across America's
Home Programs
Our home programs bring food discovery into everyday life with simple, family-friendly activities that encourage children to taste new foods, build basic kitchen skills, and explore where food comes from. Designed to be easy for caregivers to use at home, these activities support healthy habits and curiosity through hands-on learning that fits naturally into daily routines.
Food Exploration Project
-Homeschooling
The Food Exploration Project — Homeschooling leads children through hands-on lessons where they explore fresh ingredients, learn simple cooking skills, and understand how food travels from farm to table. Each themed session includes a healthy recipe to prepare and taste, culminating in a final “Dinner Party” children create for their family.​
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Food Explorers Challenge
The Food Explorers Challenge is a home-based program that helps children learn about fruits from around the world and become confident food explorers by tasting and discovering new ingredients. Each Food Explorers Kit includes five sets of interactive educational materials along with a Parent Guide to support fun, hands-on learning at home.
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Farm to Book Storytime®
Farm to Book Storytime® introduces children to where food comes from and how different cultures use food to celebrate and share, using children’s literature read aloud by a Spoons Across America Food Educator. Each video highlights a food featured in the story and encourages children to taste, smell, and explore new ingredients while learning about global traditions and customs. By discovering new foods in a fun, approachable way, children build curiosity, cultural awareness, and adventurous eating habits.
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Reading
List
We’ve created a unique collection of books designed especially for adventurous Food Explorers, paired with printable worksheets filled with engaging reading, writing, math, and art activities. This curated blend of culinary literature and hands-on learning makes a wonderful addition to any child’s summer reading list.