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Be a Food Waste Warrior

Discover our comprehensive K-12 lesson plans, activities, and classroom materials to teach students the environmental impact of school lunch. Transform your cafeteria into a classroom and protect the planet for future generations!

Unpacking a healthy lunch

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Getting started

Lessons & activities by grade level

  • Lessons & activities

    A Little Food Waste Leads to a Lot

    Toolkit for grades K-2

    Food Waste Warriors K-2 Toolkit
    Grade
    PreK-2
    Subjects
    Science & STEM
    Math
    Theme
    Sustainability & human impact
  • Lessons & activities

    Food Waste Hurts Our World

    Toolkits for grades 3-5

    Food Waste Warriors 3-5 Toolkit
    Grade
    3-5
    Subjects
    Science & STEM
    Math
    Theme
    Sustainability & human impact
  • Lessons & activities

    How Much Food Is Wasted Each Year?

    Toolkit for grades 6-8

    Food Waste Warriors 6-8 Toolkit
    Grade
    6-8
    Subjects
    Science & STEM
    Math
    Theme
    Sustainability & human impact
  • Lessons & activities

    Equipping Food Waste Activists

    Toolkit for grades 9-12

    Food Waste Warriors 9-12 Toolkit
    Grade
    9-12
    Subjects
    Science & STEM
    Math
    Theme
    Sustainability & human impact

What you get inside the toolkit

Teach it as a 1-2 week unit or use the individual resources. The toolkit includes:

Teaching guides

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Food audit

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Discussion topics

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Student activities

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Engage Your Class

Teachers, your classroom food waste audit can be a part of WWF’s national research by entering food audit results in the Food Waste Warriors Dashboard.

Download the audit guides now!


Food Waste Audit: Weight Log
Food Waste Audit: Count Log
Observation: Cafeteria Environment

Slideshows: understanding food waste

Use these slideshow lessons to introduce your students to the importance of reducing food waste. Teacher notes are built right in! Designed for K-5 and 6-12.

Food Waste Warrior posters

Free printables that instruct and inspire

More Food Waste Warrior resources

Test Your Knowledge

Check out Wild Classroom's Food & Our Planet course on Kahoot!

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