Mushrooms in Schools
Produced By:
Australian Mushroom Growers Association
States:
Qld, NSW, SA, NT, ACT, Tas, WA
Aimed at:
Grade k
- 6
Curriculum 9.0:
Lesson Type:
Subjects:
Keywords:
mushroom, mushrooms, umami, harvesting, cooking, nutrition, compost, life cycle, farming, growing, mushroom farm, soil, mushroom leather, mushroom wood, sustainability, fungi
Mushrooms in Schools
Mushrooms are the ‘fun-guy’ in class!
The Australian Mushroom Growers Association (AMGA) has developed the Mushrooms in Schools program, to help primary school educators teach students all about the mighty mushroom!
Mushroom education is important at a primary school level, to ensure children are aware that mushrooms are not a fruit, or a vegetable – mushrooms are fungi and belong to a separate food kingdom to fruits and veggies. Being fungi, mushrooms grow in a very unique way and have a completely different nutrition profile too.
The Mushrooms in Schools program, developed and funded by the AMGA, offers a variety of free resources to assist in-class learning for primary schools. These include free lesson plans and resources and once a year, FREE MUSHROOM KITS.
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Applications are now open for the Mushrooms in Schools FREE Mushroom Kit!
AMGA are now inviting schools from all over Australia to apply for the 2024 Mushrooms In Schools Program. Organised by the Australian Mushroom Growers’ Association, the program will run throughout Term 3 2024, with mushroom growing kits delivered to schools by the last week of Term 2, ready for a Term 3 start. Applications Close Thursday 23rd of May, 2024.
Mushroom kits are FREE, but they are limited, so it’s important to APPLY ASAP. We can’t wait to bring this program to Australian schools again in 2024.